Latest / MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast / MC Fireside Chats - January 8th, 2025
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- 0:10This
- 0:10is
- 0:11MC
- 0:11Fireside
- 0:12Chats,
- 0:13a
- 0:13weekly
- 0:13show
- 0:14featuring
- 0:14conversations
- 0:15with
- 0:15thought
- 0:15leaders,
- 0:16entrepreneurs
- 0:17and
- 0:17outdoor
- 0:17hospitality
- 0:18experts
- 0:19who
- 0:19share
- 0:19their
- 0:20insights
- 0:20to
- 0:20help
- 0:20your
- 0:21business
- 0:21succeed.
- 0:22Hosted
- 0:22by
- 0:22Brian
- 0:23Searle,
- 0:24the
- 0:24founder
- 0:24and
- 0:24CEO
- 0:25of
- 0:25Insider
- 0:25Perks,
- 0:26empowered
- 0:26by
- 0:27insights
- 0:27from
- 0:27Modern
- 0:28Campground,
- 0:29the
- 0:29most
- 0:29innovative
- 0:30news
- 0:30source
- 0:30in
- 0:30the.
- 0:58Welcome
- 0:58everybody
- 0:59to
- 0:59the
- 0:59first
- 0:59episode
- 1:00of
- 1:00MC
- 1:00Fireside
- 1:01Chats
- 1:01in
- 1:012025.
- 1:02I
- 1:03am
- 1:03Brian
- 1:03Searle,
- 1:03the
- 1:04CEO
- 1:04of
- 1:04Insider
- 1:05Perks
- 1:05and
- 1:05Modern
- 1:06Campground
- 1:06as
- 1:06well.
- 1:07Super
- 1:07excited
- 1:07to
- 1:07be
- 1:07here
- 1:07with
- 1:08you
- 1:08in
- 1:08my
- 1:08kind
- 1:08of
- 1:08hacked
- 1:09together
- 1:10podcast
- 1:10studio
- 1:11background
- 1:11thing
- 1:12that
- 1:12I'm
- 1:12putting
- 1:12together
- 1:13here.
- 1:13Just
- 1:13kind
- 1:13of
- 1:13a
- 1:13new
- 1:14look.
- 1:14We
- 1:15were
- 1:15commenting
- 1:15before
- 1:15the
- 1:15show
- 1:16further
- 1:16away
- 1:16from
- 1:16me
- 1:16so
- 1:16you
- 1:16don't
- 1:17see
- 1:17my
- 1:17face
- 1:17as
- 1:18close.
- 1:19But
- 1:19you
- 1:20know,
- 1:20super
- 1:20excited
- 1:20here
- 1:21to
- 1:21be
- 1:21here
- 1:21with
- 1:21you
- 1:21with
- 1:22a
- 1:22new
- 1:22kind
- 1:22of
- 1:22format.
- 1:23We're
- 1:23going
- 1:23to
- 1:23change
- 1:23up
- 1:23the
- 1:23format
- 1:24of
- 1:24the
- 1:24show
- 1:24a
- 1:24little
- 1:24bit
- 1:25this
- 1:25year
- 1:26so
- 1:26we've
- 1:26got
- 1:26a
- 1:26couple
- 1:26new
- 1:27guests
- 1:27on
- 1:27the
- 1:27show.
- 1:28But
- 1:28this
- 1:28like
- 1:28is
- 1:28technically
- 1:29week
- 1:29two
- 1:30because
- 1:30we
- 1:30missed
- 1:30week
- 1:30one
- 1:31of
- 1:31the
- 1:31new
- 1:31year.
- 1:31But
- 1:32this
- 1:32theme
- 1:32of
- 1:33this
- 1:33show
- 1:33is
- 1:33going
- 1:34to
- 1:34be
- 1:34enhancing
- 1:35guest
- 1:35experiences.
- 1:36And
- 1:37so
- 1:37we're
- 1:37going
- 1:37to
- 1:37talk
- 1:37about
- 1:37things
- 1:38like
- 1:38technology
- 1:38and
- 1:39customer
- 1:39service
- 1:39and
- 1:40innovative
- 1:40amenities
- 1:41and
- 1:41all
- 1:41that.
- 1:42And
- 1:42so
- 1:42we've
- 1:42got
- 1:43a
- 1:43recurring
- 1:43guest
- 1:43for
- 1:43the
- 1:44show,
- 1:44Joe
- 1:45D.
- 1:45Is
- 1:45on
- 1:46here.
- 1:46We're
- 1:46going
- 1:46to
- 1:46let
- 1:46them
- 1:46introduce
- 1:47themselves
- 1:47in
- 1:47a
- 1:47second
- 1:48from
- 1:48Y
- 1:48Community,
- 1:49Casey
- 1:49Cochran
- 1:50from
- 1:50Camp
- 1:50Spot,
- 1:51Kevin
- 1:51Thusen
- 1:51from
- 1:51KCN
- 1:52Campground,
- 1:52Scott
- 1:53Foods
- 1:53from
- 1:53Horizon
- 1:53Outdoor
- 1:54Hospitality.
- 1:55And
- 1:55then
- 1:55we've
- 1:55got
- 1:55Britney
- 1:56and
- 1:56Leila
- 1:56who
- 1:56are
- 1:56our
- 1:57special
- 1:57guests
- 1:57for
- 1:57this
- 1:58week
- 1:58from
- 1:59their
- 1:59individual
- 1:59campground.
- 2:00So
- 2:00I'll
- 2:00let
- 2:00them
- 2:00introduce
- 2:00themselves
- 2:01as
- 2:01well.
- 2:02Let's
- 2:02go
- 2:02ahead
- 2:02and
- 2:02just
- 2:02start
- 2:03with
- 2:03our
- 2:03recurring
- 2:03guest.
- 2:04Since
- 2:04this
- 2:04is
- 2:04an
- 2:04all
- 2:04new
- 2:04show,
- 2:05let's
- 2:05bring
- 2:05back
- 2:05Scott
- 2:06Foose
- 2:06first.
- 2:07Hasn't
- 2:07been
- 2:07on
- 2:07the
- 2:07show
- 2:07for
- 2:08a
- 2:08long
- 2:08time,
- 2:08left
- 2:09us
- 2:09got
- 2:09too
- 2:09important.
- 2:12Finally
- 2:12it
- 2:12made
- 2:13time
- 2:13for
- 2:13us
- 2:13again.
- 2:13So
- 2:13how
- 2:14you
- 2:14doing
- 2:14Scott?
- 2:15Hey.
- 2:15Yeah,
- 2:16good.
- 2:16Good
- 2:16to
- 2:16see
- 2:17you
- 2:17guys.
- 2:17Good
- 2:17to
- 2:17be
- 2:17back.
- 2:18Brian.
- 2:18Thanks
- 2:18for.
- 2:19Thanks
- 2:19for
- 2:19inviting
- 2:20me
- 2:20back
- 2:20after
- 2:20a,
- 2:21what,
- 2:22a
- 2:22year
- 2:22off
- 2:22or
- 2:23so
- 2:23from
- 2:23the
- 2:23show
- 2:24and
- 2:24yeah,
- 2:25great.
- 2:25Grateful
- 2:26to
- 2:26be
- 2:26here
- 2:27and
- 2:27to
- 2:27share
- 2:28and
- 2:28to
- 2:28learn.
- 2:29As
- 2:29Brian
- 2:30mentioned,
- 2:30I'm
- 2:30CEO
- 2:31and
- 2:31owner
- 2:32of
- 2:32Horizon
- 2:32Outdoor
- 2:33Hospitality.
- 2:33We
- 2:34manage
- 2:3427
- 2:35properties
- 2:36in
- 2:3615
- 2:36different
- 2:37states
- 2:38and
- 2:39provide
- 2:39in
- 2:40addition
- 2:40to
- 2:40third
- 2:40party
- 2:41management,
- 2:41professional
- 2:42services
- 2:42and
- 2:42consulting
- 2:43solutions.
- 2:43So
- 2:44looking
- 2:44forward
- 2:44to
- 2:45padding
- 2:46in
- 2:46and
- 2:46being
- 2:46a
- 2:47part
- 2:47of
- 2:47the
- 2:47conversation.
- 2:48And
- 2:48you
- 2:48know,
- 2:48this
- 2:48is
- 2:48interesting,
- 2:49Scott,
- 2:49I
- 2:50don't
- 2:50think
- 2:50you
- 2:50realize
- 2:50this
- 2:50until
- 2:51I'm
- 2:51about
- 2:51to
- 2:51bring
- 2:51this
- 2:51up,
- 2:52but
- 2:52you're
- 2:52actually
- 2:52the
- 2:53sponsor
- 2:53of
- 2:53this
- 2:53show
- 2:54for
- 2:54Horizon
- 2:54Outdoor
- 2:54Hospitality,
- 2:55which
- 2:55I
- 2:55think
- 2:55wasn't
- 2:56intended
- 2:56because
- 2:56you
- 2:56weren't
- 2:56originally
- 2:57on
- 2:57the
- 2:57second
- 2:57episode,
- 2:58so
- 2:59maybe
- 2:59you'll
- 2:59want
- 2:59to
- 2:59shuffle
- 2:59that
- 3:00to
- 3:00a
- 3:00different
- 3:00week.
- 3:01But,
- 3:02but
- 3:02thank
- 3:02you
- 3:02for
- 3:03sponsoring
- 3:03the
- 3:03show
- 3:03from
- 3:03Rising
- 3:04Outdoor
- 3:04Hospitality.
- 3:05You
- 3:05know,
- 3:06great
- 3:06campground
- 3:06management,
- 3:07RV
- 3:07park
- 3:07management
- 3:08company.
- 3:08If
- 3:09you're
- 3:09looking
- 3:09for
- 3:09third
- 3:09party
- 3:09management,
- 3:10we
- 3:10gotta
- 3:11get
- 3:11a
- 3:11commercial
- 3:11for
- 3:11you
- 3:11up
- 3:12here.
- 3:12So
- 3:12that
- 3:12like
- 3:13way
- 3:13more
- 3:13justice
- 3:14than
- 3:14my
- 3:14ugly
- 3:14face
- 3:14talking
- 3:15about
- 3:15you.
- 3:15Right?
- 3:15Because.
- 3:16But
- 3:16thanks
- 3:16for
- 3:17being
- 3:17a
- 3:17sponsor.
- 3:17I
- 3:18appreciate
- 3:18it.
- 3:18Let's
- 3:19go
- 3:19with
- 3:19Kevin
- 3:19Thueson
- 3:20from
- 3:20KCN
- 3:20next.
- 3:21Yeah,
- 3:21thanks
- 3:21Brian.
- 3:23You've
- 3:23asked
- 3:23me
- 3:23to
- 3:23be
- 3:24on
- 3:24this
- 3:24before
- 3:24and
- 3:24never
- 3:25been
- 3:25able
- 3:25to
- 3:25make
- 3:25it
- 3:25happen.
- 3:26So
- 3:26I'm
- 3:26excited
- 3:26to
- 3:27have
- 3:27a
- 3:27chance
- 3:27to
- 3:27be
- 3:27on
- 3:28here
- 3:28and
- 3:28meet
- 3:28everybody
- 3:29else
- 3:29and
- 3:29try
- 3:30and
- 3:30contribute
- 3:30in
- 3:30some
- 3:31way.
- 3:32So
- 3:32my
- 3:33background
- 3:33really
- 3:34quick.
- 3:35I
- 3:35started
- 3:36as
- 3:36a
- 3:36campground
- 3:36owner
- 3:37seven
- 3:37years
- 3:38ago,
- 3:38bought
- 3:38a
- 3:39KOA
- 3:39franchise
- 3:40and
- 3:40over
- 3:40the
- 3:41past
- 3:41seven
- 3:42years
- 3:42have,
- 3:43have
- 3:43grown
- 3:43that
- 3:43into
- 3:44now
- 3:45an
- 3:45investment
- 3:45company
- 3:46where
- 3:47we're,
- 3:47we're
- 3:47about
- 3:48to
- 3:48close
- 3:48on
- 3:48our
- 3:48ninth
- 3:49park.
- 3:49We,
- 3:50we
- 3:50operate
- 3:51all
- 3:51of
- 3:51our
- 3:51own
- 3:52properties,
- 3:53we've
- 3:53built
- 3:53out
- 3:54a
- 3:54management
- 3:54team
- 3:54and
- 3:55we're
- 3:55raising
- 3:55investor
- 3:56capital
- 3:56and,
- 3:56and
- 3:57looking
- 3:57forward
- 3:58to
- 3:58the
- 3:58next
- 3:58five
- 3:59to
- 3:5910
- 3:59years
- 3:59as
- 3:59we
- 4:00continue
- 4:00to,
- 4:01to
- 4:01acquire
- 4:01properties
- 4:02and
- 4:02scale
- 4:02and
- 4:02grow
- 4:03into
- 4:03a
- 4:03large
- 4:04portfolio
- 4:05enterprise.
- 4:05So
- 4:06it's
- 4:06been,
- 4:06been
- 4:06quite
- 4:07a,
- 4:07a
- 4:07roller
- 4:08coaster
- 4:08over
- 4:08the
- 4:08last
- 4:08seven
- 4:09years.
- 4:09Starting
- 4:09as
- 4:10a
- 4:10small
- 4:10park
- 4:10operator
- 4:11and
- 4:11then
- 4:11learning
- 4:12how
- 4:12to,
- 4:12to
- 4:13build
- 4:13that
- 4:13into
- 4:13a
- 4:13real
- 4:14business
- 4:14and
- 4:15bring
- 4:15on
- 4:15partners
- 4:16and
- 4:16build
- 4:16out
- 4:17a
- 4:17management
- 4:17team
- 4:18and,
- 4:18and
- 4:18learn
- 4:18how
- 4:18to
- 4:19do
- 4:19it
- 4:19right.
- 4:19So
- 4:20hopefully
- 4:21I
- 4:21can
- 4:21bring
- 4:22some
- 4:22of
- 4:22that
- 4:22experience
- 4:23and
- 4:23knowledge
- 4:23and
- 4:24value
- 4:24to
- 4:24the
- 4:24discussion.
- 4:25So
- 4:25thanks
- 4:25for
- 4:25having
- 4:25me.
- 4:26Well,
- 4:26yeah,
- 4:26you
- 4:27for
- 4:27sure
- 4:27will.
- 4:27And,
- 4:27and
- 4:28I
- 4:28know
- 4:28that
- 4:28I
- 4:28think
- 4:28maybe
- 4:29we'll
- 4:29spend
- 4:29a
- 4:29little
- 4:29bit
- 4:29of
- 4:29this
- 4:30episode,
- 4:30maybe
- 4:31diving
- 4:31in
- 4:31a
- 4:31little
- 4:31bit
- 4:31into
- 4:32the
- 4:32backstories
- 4:32of
- 4:32all
- 4:33four
- 4:33of
- 4:33you
- 4:33since
- 4:33it's
- 4:34a
- 4:34brand
- 4:34new
- 4:34kind
- 4:34of
- 4:34show
- 4:35and
- 4:35then
- 4:35we'll
- 4:35go,
- 4:36you
- 4:36know,
- 4:36forward
- 4:37from
- 4:37there.
- 4:37But
- 4:37like,
- 4:38yeah,
- 4:38your
- 4:38story
- 4:38is,
- 4:39is
- 4:39a
- 4:39really
- 4:39great
- 4:40story,
- 4:40so
- 4:40definitely
- 4:40want
- 4:41to
- 4:41dive
- 4:41into
- 4:41that.
- 4:41Joe.
- 4:41AppMyCommunity.
- 4:43Yeah,
- 4:44I'm
- 4:44Joe
- 4:45Duemig,
- 4:44I'
- 4:45the
- 4:45CEO
- 4:45and
- 4:46owner
- 4:46of,
- 4:47at
- 4:47my
- 4:47community
- 4:48we
- 4:48make
- 4:48individual
- 4:49mobile
- 4:49apps
- 4:49for
- 4:49campgrounds.
- 4:51So
- 4:51each
- 4:51of
- 4:51our
- 4:52customers
- 4:52have
- 4:52their
- 4:52own
- 4:52app
- 4:52in
- 4:53the
- 4:53app
- 4:53Store.
- 4:54We
- 4:54do
- 4:54about
- 4:54180
- 4:55campgrounds
- 4:56now.
- 4:57And
- 4:58yeah,
- 4:58it's
- 4:58all
- 4:58about
- 4:58customer
- 4:59engagement
- 5:00and
- 5:00experience.
- 5:01Joe,
- 5:02I
- 5:02remember
- 5:02when
- 5:02we
- 5:02first
- 5:03met
- 5:03each
- 5:03other
- 5:04and
- 5:04you
- 5:04were
- 5:04starting
- 5:05off,
- 5:05I
- 5:05guess
- 5:062017.
- 5:06Is
- 5:07that
- 5:07right?
- 5:07Does
- 5:07that
- 5:07sound
- 5:07right
- 5:09or
- 5:10beginning
- 5:10of
- 5:1018.
- 5:11Okay.
- 5:11Yeah,
- 5:12I
- 5:12remember
- 5:12when
- 5:13you
- 5:13were
- 5:13super
- 5:13small
- 5:13company.
- 5:14You're
- 5:14like
- 5:14I'm
- 5:14never
- 5:14gonna
- 5:14have
- 5:14employees.
- 5:15And
- 5:15now
- 5:15You've
- 5:15got
- 5:16like
- 5:16your
- 5:16wife
- 5:16is
- 5:16a
- 5:16C.
- 5:17Coo
- 5:18right?
- 5:18And
- 5:18then
- 5:18you
- 5:18got
- 5:18Bobby
- 5:19Sword
- 5:19now
- 5:19as
- 5:19CMO
- 5:20and
- 5:20you're
- 5:21like
- 5:21this
- 5:21massive
- 5:22conglomerate.
- 5:23I
- 5:23wouldn't
- 5:23go
- 5:24that
- 5:24far.
- 5:24I
- 5:24would
- 5:24not
- 5:25go
- 5:25that
- 5:25far.
- 5:25But
- 5:26our,
- 5:26our
- 5:26team
- 5:26meetings
- 5:27now
- 5:27have
- 5:2710
- 5:27people
- 5:27on
- 5:28them.
- 5:28So
- 5:28it's,
- 5:29it's
- 5:30nice.
- 5:31Yeah,
- 5:31I'm
- 5:32really
- 5:32happy
- 5:32for
- 5:32you.
- 5:32Like
- 5:32all
- 5:32the
- 5:33success
- 5:33that
- 5:33you've
- 5:33enjoyed.
- 5:33You
- 5:34have
- 5:34a
- 5:34great
- 5:34product.
- 5:34So
- 5:35thank
- 5:35you.
- 5:36Now
- 5:36we'll
- 5:36move
- 5:36on
- 5:37to
- 5:37somebody
- 5:37smaller.
- 5:37Casey
- 5:38from
- 5:38Camp
- 5:38Spot.
- 5:39Certainly
- 5:39smaller
- 5:40in
- 5:40title
- 5:40man,
- 5:41all
- 5:41these,
- 5:41these
- 5:41sea
- 5:42level
- 5:42and
- 5:42owners,
- 5:43man,
- 5:43but
- 5:43Casey
- 5:44Cochran,
- 5:45VP
- 5:45of
- 5:46our
- 5:46partners
- 5:47in
- 5:47business
- 5:48development
- 5:48and
- 5:49some
- 5:49sales
- 5:49here
- 5:50and
- 5:50there,
- 5:50but
- 5:51really
- 5:51just
- 5:51kind
- 5:52of
- 5:52overseeing
- 5:52our
- 5:52supply
- 5:52and
- 5:53our
- 5:53multi
- 5:53part
- 5:53groups
- 5:54and
- 5:55our
- 5:55key
- 5:55partners
- 5:56and
- 5:56trying
- 5:56to
- 5:56keep
- 5:56them,
- 5:57keep
- 5:57them
- 5:57happy
- 5:57is.
- 5:58Is
- 5:58my
- 5:58focus
- 5:59these
- 5:59days.
- 6:00So
- 6:00Camp
- 6:01spot,
- 6:01we're
- 6:01a
- 6:01PMS
- 6:03campground
- 6:03specific
- 6:04PMS
- 6:04and
- 6:04Marketplace.
- 6:06We're
- 6:06about
- 6:07to
- 6:07cross
- 6:08over
- 6:08our
- 6:083,000th
- 6:09park
- 6:09here.
- 6:10Hopefully
- 6:10the
- 6:10next
- 6:11few
- 6:11days,
- 6:11but
- 6:12we'll
- 6:12see.
- 6:13And
- 6:14so
- 6:14we
- 6:14work
- 6:14with
- 6:14a
- 6:14wide
- 6:15variety
- 6:15of
- 6:15campgrounds
- 6:16across
- 6:16North
- 6:17America
- 6:19and
- 6:19we're
- 6:19you
- 6:19know,
- 6:20trying
- 6:20to
- 6:20build
- 6:20the
- 6:20best
- 6:20product
- 6:21that
- 6:21serves
- 6:21the
- 6:21campground
- 6:22space
- 6:22from,
- 6:23from
- 6:23a
- 6:23technology
- 6:23standpoint
- 6:25along
- 6:25with
- 6:25providing
- 6:26some
- 6:27additional
- 6:27exposure
- 6:27and
- 6:29reservations
- 6:30and
- 6:30eyeballs
- 6:31from
- 6:31our,
- 6:31from
- 6:31our
- 6:31marketplace
- 6:32as
- 6:32a
- 6:32supplement
- 6:33to
- 6:33try
- 6:33to
- 6:33help
- 6:34parks,
- 6:34our
- 6:34parks
- 6:35with
- 6:35some
- 6:35occupancy.
- 6:36So
- 6:37yeah,
- 6:37we've.
- 6:37I
- 6:37started
- 6:38in,
- 6:38in
- 6:382018
- 6:39beginning.
- 6:39We
- 6:40had
- 6:41about
- 6:4132
- 6:41parks
- 6:42I
- 6:42think
- 6:42on
- 6:42the
- 6:42system
- 6:42at
- 6:43the
- 6:43time.
- 6:43So
- 6:43it's
- 6:43been,
- 6:43it's
- 6:44been
- 6:44a
- 6:44good
- 6:44run
- 6:44here
- 6:44over
- 6:45the
- 6:45last
- 6:46six
- 6:46or
- 6:46seven
- 6:46years.
- 6:47But
- 6:47yeah,
- 6:48I
- 6:48mean
- 6:48I
- 6:49love
- 6:49the
- 6:49space,
- 6:49I
- 6:50love
- 6:50the
- 6:50company
- 6:50and
- 6:51this
- 6:51is
- 6:52just
- 6:52as
- 6:52excited
- 6:53as
- 6:53I
- 6:53was
- 6:53day
- 6:53one
- 6:53as
- 6:53I
- 6:54am
- 6:54now.
- 6:54So
- 6:54it's,
- 6:54it's
- 6:54been
- 6:54fun
- 6:55and
- 6:55it's
- 6:55funny
- 6:55to
- 6:56say
- 6:56the
- 6:562018
- 6:57because
- 6:57that's
- 6:57when
- 6:57I
- 6:57started.
- 6:58That's
- 6:58when
- 6:58I
- 6:58met
- 6:59you.
- 6:59I
- 6:59think
- 6:59it's
- 7:00when
- 7:00I
- 7:00met
- 7:00Scott.
- 7:00I
- 7:00think
- 7:00it's
- 7:01when
- 7:01I
- 7:01met
- 7:01Joe.
- 7:01Was.
- 7:02Was
- 7:02that,
- 7:03that,
- 7:03that,
- 7:03that
- 7:04magical
- 7:04year
- 7:04and
- 7:05here
- 7:05we
- 7:05all
- 7:06are
- 7:06still.
- 7:06So
- 7:06it's
- 7:07pretty
- 7:07cool.
- 7:07It's
- 7:08fascinating.
- 7:08Like
- 7:08I
- 7:09don't
- 7:09want
- 7:09to
- 7:09date
- 7:09myself
- 7:10but
- 7:10I
- 7:10feel
- 7:10like
- 7:10is
- 7:10it,
- 7:11is
- 7:11it
- 7:11fair
- 7:11to
- 7:11say
- 7:11the
- 7:12first
- 7:12time
- 7:12I
- 7:12came
- 7:12across
- 7:12Camp
- 7:13spot
- 7:13was
- 7:13like
- 7:132013,
- 7:1414
- 7:15somewhere
- 7:15around
- 7:15there.
- 7:16Is
- 7:16that
- 7:16too
- 7:16old?
- 7:16Been
- 7:1716.
- 7:17If
- 7:17you
- 7:17would
- 7:17have
- 7:18done
- 7:18it,
- 7:18it
- 7:18would
- 7:18have
- 7:18been
- 7:18in
- 7:182016
- 7:19because
- 7:19that's
- 7:19when
- 7:20the
- 7:20code
- 7:20was
- 7:20being
- 7:21initially
- 7:21written.
- 7:22Okay.
- 7:22So
- 7:22I
- 7:23remember
- 7:23like
- 7:23the
- 7:23first
- 7:23time
- 7:24I
- 7:24came
- 7:24across
- 7:24Camp
- 7:25Spot
- 7:25was
- 7:25like.
- 7:25And
- 7:26I
- 7:26don't
- 7:26think
- 7:26I've
- 7:26ever
- 7:26told
- 7:26you
- 7:26this
- 7:27was
- 7:27at
- 7:27a
- 7:27Jellystone
- 7:28conference.
- 7:29Yeah.
- 7:29I
- 7:29think
- 7:30where
- 7:30you
- 7:30guys
- 7:30started.
- 7:31And
- 7:31I
- 7:31can't
- 7:31remember
- 7:31who
- 7:32ran
- 7:32the
- 7:32booth
- 7:32back
- 7:33then,
- 7:33but
- 7:33I
- 7:33remember,
- 7:34like,
- 7:34there
- 7:34was
- 7:35a
- 7:35couple.
- 7:36Stephen,
- 7:36Willa,
- 7:37you
- 7:37probably
- 7:37know
- 7:37these
- 7:37guys,
- 7:38Scott
- 7:38from
- 7:38Legacy,
- 7:39who
- 7:40were
- 7:40complaining
- 7:41to
- 7:41me
- 7:41about
- 7:41how,
- 7:41like,
- 7:42Camp
- 7:42Spot
- 7:42didn't
- 7:42have
- 7:42a
- 7:43good
- 7:43POS
- 7:43system,
- 7:44and
- 7:44it
- 7:44was
- 7:44completely
- 7:44terrible
- 7:45when
- 7:45scan
- 7:45barcodes
- 7:46and
- 7:46they
- 7:46were
- 7:46not
- 7:46going
- 7:46to
- 7:46use
- 7:47it.
- 7:47Like,
- 7:47obviously,
- 7:48you
- 7:48come
- 7:48a
- 7:48long
- 7:48way
- 7:48since
- 7:49then.
- 7:49Yeah,
- 7:49no,
- 7:50I
- 7:50appreciate
- 7:50you
- 7:50bringing
- 7:50that
- 7:50up,
- 7:51but,
- 7:51yeah,
- 7:51no,
- 7:51it's.
- 7:52It
- 7:52certainly.
- 7:53Certainly
- 7:53has
- 7:54been.
- 7:54You
- 7:54know,
- 7:54I
- 7:54mean,
- 7:55in
- 7:552016,
- 7:56if
- 7:56that
- 7:56was
- 7:56the
- 7:56case,
- 7:56it.
- 7:57It
- 7:57was
- 7:57probably
- 7:58more
- 7:58of
- 7:58a
- 7:58concept
- 7:59than
- 7:59it
- 7:59was
- 7:59an
- 7:59actual.
- 8:00Oh,
- 8:00it
- 8:00was
- 8:00for
- 8:00sure.
- 8:01Like,
- 8:01you
- 8:01were
- 8:01just,
- 8:01like.
- 8:02You
- 8:02were
- 8:02brand
- 8:02new.
- 8:03Yeah,
- 8:03right.
- 8:03Yeah.
- 8:04Yeah.
- 8:04And
- 8:05then,
- 8:05to
- 8:05be
- 8:05honest,
- 8:06I
- 8:06mean,
- 8:06we're.
- 8:06You
- 8:06know,
- 8:06we're
- 8:06a
- 8:07team
- 8:07of,
- 8:07you
- 8:07know,
- 8:07Joe,
- 8:07I
- 8:08love
- 8:08seeing
- 8:08that
- 8:08you
- 8:08have
- 8:0810
- 8:09employees.
- 8:10I
- 8:10know
- 8:10many
- 8:10of
- 8:10them
- 8:11dear
- 8:11to
- 8:11my
- 8:11heart.
- 8:11But,
- 8:13you
- 8:13know,
- 8:13we're.
- 8:13We're
- 8:14a
- 8:14team
- 8:14of
- 8:14about
- 8:14120
- 8:15people
- 8:15at
- 8:15this
- 8:15point.
- 8:16We've
- 8:16been
- 8:16pretty
- 8:16consistent
- 8:17there
- 8:17for
- 8:17the
- 8:17last
- 8:18year
- 8:18and
- 8:18a
- 8:18half.
- 8:18And,
- 8:19you
- 8:20know,
- 8:20it's.
- 8:20It's
- 8:20still
- 8:20a
- 8:21work
- 8:21in
- 8:21progress
- 8:21right
- 8:22there.
- 8:22So,
- 8:22I
- 8:22mean,
- 8:22it's.
- 8:23It's
- 8:23still,
- 8:23like.
- 8:23It's
- 8:24like.
- 8:24And
- 8:24that's
- 8:24one
- 8:24of
- 8:24the
- 8:25things
- 8:25that's
- 8:25exciting
- 8:25is
- 8:26it's
- 8:26something
- 8:26that's.
- 8:27You
- 8:27know,
- 8:27we
- 8:27have
- 8:27a
- 8:28lot
- 8:28of
- 8:28work
- 8:28to
- 8:28do,
- 8:28a
- 8:29lot
- 8:29of
- 8:29things
- 8:29to
- 8:29accomplish,
- 8:29but,
- 8:30you
- 8:30know,
- 8:30do
- 8:30you
- 8:30think
- 8:30we
- 8:30got
- 8:31the
- 8:31right
- 8:31people
- 8:31and
- 8:31the
- 8:31right
- 8:31mindset
- 8:32and
- 8:32right
- 8:32partners
- 8:32to
- 8:33figure
- 8:33it
- 8:33out?
- 8:33So.
- 8:35Awesome.
- 8:35Well,
- 8:35thanks
- 8:35for
- 8:35being
- 8:36here.
- 8:36Let's
- 8:37introduce
- 8:37our
- 8:37special
- 8:38guests.
- 8:38So
- 8:38we
- 8:38have.
- 8:39Brittany,
- 8:39you
- 8:39want
- 8:40to
- 8:40go
- 8:40first?
- 8:40Oh,
- 8:41yeah.
- 8:42So
- 8:42my
- 8:42name
- 8:42is
- 8:43Brittany
- 8:43Mathis.
- 8:44I'm
- 8:44the
- 8:44owner
- 8:44of
- 8:44the
- 8:44Cory
- 8:45Campground.
- 8:46We
- 8:46are
- 8:47in
- 8:47Tallinn,
- 8:47Connecticut,
- 8:48a
- 8:49really
- 8:49lovely
- 8:49little
- 8:49spot
- 8:50in
- 8:51the
- 8:51northeast.
- 8:53We're
- 8:53moving
- 8:53into
- 8:54our
- 8:54fourth
- 8:54season
- 8:55being
- 8:55open,
- 8:56so
- 8:56we're
- 8:56fairly
- 8:57young.
- 8:59But
- 8:59we
- 8:59really
- 9:00love
- 9:00the
- 9:00camping
- 9:00industry
- 9:01and
- 9:01the
- 9:02memories
- 9:02we've
- 9:02made
- 9:02so
- 9:03far
- 9:03and
- 9:03are,
- 9:03like,
- 9:04eager
- 9:05to
- 9:06advance
- 9:08in
- 9:08our
- 9:08community
- 9:09and
- 9:09across
- 9:09the
- 9:09board.
- 9:11Awesome.
- 9:11Thanks
- 9:11for
- 9:12being
- 9:12here,
- 9:12Brittany.
- 9:12I
- 9:12want
- 9:12to
- 9:12dive
- 9:12into
- 9:13the
- 9:13Quarry
- 9:13campground
- 9:13and
- 9:13learn
- 9:14more
- 9:14about
- 9:14you
- 9:14in
- 9:14a
- 9:15few
- 9:15seconds
- 9:15here.
- 9:16Layla.
- 9:16We've
- 9:16known
- 9:16each
- 9:17other
- 9:17for
- 9:17how
- 9:17long
- 9:17now?
- 9:18On
- 9:18and
- 9:18off,
- 9:18at
- 9:18least.
- 9:19I
- 9:19think
- 9:20we
- 9:20feel
- 9:20like
- 9:20we
- 9:20see
- 9:20each
- 9:20other
- 9:20at
- 9:20a
- 9:21conference,
- 9:21and
- 9:21then,
- 9:21like,
- 9:21two
- 9:21and
- 9:22a
- 9:22half
- 9:22years
- 9:22later,
- 9:22we're
- 9:22like,
- 9:22oh,
- 9:22hey,
- 9:23how
- 9:23have
- 9:23you
- 9:23been?
- 9:24Yes.
- 9:24Yeah.
- 9:25Very
- 9:25much
- 9:25so.
- 9:26So
- 9:26it's
- 9:26funny
- 9:26that
- 9:26your
- 9:27two
- 9:27guests.
- 9:28We
- 9:28have
- 9:29a
- 9:29lot
- 9:29in
- 9:29common,
- 9:29and
- 9:30one
- 9:30of
- 9:30it
- 9:30is
- 9:30that
- 9:31we're
- 9:31from
- 9:31Connecticut,
- 9:32so
- 9:33we
- 9:33now
- 9:33have
- 9:34two
- 9:34parks
- 9:34in
- 9:34Connecticut.
- 9:35Brian,
- 9:35I
- 9:35don't
- 9:36know
- 9:36if
- 9:36you
- 9:36know
- 9:37that.
- 9:37We
- 9:38bought
- 9:38Cozy
- 9:38Hills
- 9:39Campground
- 9:39that
- 9:39was
- 9:39originally
- 9:40established
- 9:40in
- 9:401963
- 9:42in
- 9:42the
- 9:42Northwest
- 9:43corner.
- 9:43So
- 9:43we're
- 9:43the
- 9:44closest
- 9:44to
- 9:44New
- 9:44York
- 9:45and
- 9:45Massachusetts.
- 9:45We're
- 9:46on
- 9:46the
- 9:46other
- 9:46side
- 9:46from
- 9:47the
- 9:47core,
- 9:48and
- 9:48we
- 9:49bought
- 9:49that
- 9:49in
- 9:492014.
- 9:50It
- 9:50was
- 9:50originally
- 9:50established
- 9:51in
- 9:511963,
- 9:52and
- 9:53we
- 9:53grew
- 9:53it
- 9:53as
- 9:53big
- 9:54as
- 9:54we
- 9:54could.
- 9:54We
- 9:54were
- 9:55landlocked,
- 9:55and
- 9:56I
- 9:56have
- 9:57a
- 9:57low
- 9:57threshold
- 9:58for
- 9:58boredom.
- 9:59So
- 10:00365
- 10:01acres,
- 10:02and
- 10:02we've
- 10:02just
- 10:02started
- 10:03developing
- 10:03that.
- 10:03We
- 10:04opened
- 10:04it
- 10:05for
- 10:05Memorial
- 10:06Day
- 10:06weekend.
- 10:062024,
- 10:0893
- 10:09sites
- 10:09for
- 10:09the
- 10:10second
- 10:10property,
- 10:11so
- 10:11they're
- 10:11only
- 10:12about
- 10:128
- 10:13miles
- 10:13apart
- 10:13as
- 10:13the
- 10:13crow
- 10:14flies.
- 10:14So
- 10:14it's
- 10:15really
- 10:15interesting
- 10:15that
- 10:15we
- 10:16kind
- 10:16of
- 10:16compete
- 10:16with
- 10:16ourselves,
- 10:17and
- 10:17yet
- 10:18there's
- 10:18close
- 10:18enough
- 10:19together
- 10:19that
- 10:19there's
- 10:19a
- 10:19lot
- 10:19of
- 10:19fun
- 10:20synergy
- 10:20that
- 10:20we
- 10:20can
- 10:20do
- 10:21between
- 10:21the
- 10:21two
- 10:21properties.
- 10:22So
- 10:22I'm
- 10:23especially
- 10:23excited
- 10:24to
- 10:24be
- 10:24part
- 10:24of
- 10:25this
- 10:25podcast
- 10:25today.
- 10:26I
- 10:26think
- 10:27the
- 10:27customer
- 10:28experience
- 10:28is
- 10:29something
- 10:29that
- 10:29is
- 10:30always
- 10:30in
- 10:30the
- 10:30forefront
- 10:31of
- 10:31our
- 10:31mind.
- 10:31And
- 10:31then
- 10:32I'm
- 10:32a
- 10:32big
- 10:32as
- 10:32Casey
- 10:33knows,
- 10:33although
- 10:33Casey
- 10:34might
- 10:34not
- 10:34be
- 10:34so
- 10:34thrilled
- 10:35to
- 10:35see
- 10:35me
- 10:35on
- 10:35this
- 10:35call.
- 10:37I'm
- 10:37a
- 10:37big
- 10:37technology
- 10:38fan,
- 10:39but
- 10:39it
- 10:40has
- 10:40to
- 10:40serve
- 10:40the
- 10:40guest
- 10:41experience.
- 10:41That's
- 10:41what
- 10:41it
- 10:42always
- 10:42comes
- 10:42back
- 10:42to.
- 10:42It
- 10:42either
- 10:43should
- 10:43make
- 10:43the
- 10:43guest
- 10:44experience
- 10:44better
- 10:44or
- 10:44your
- 10:45staff's
- 10:45experience
- 10:45better
- 10:46so
- 10:46that
- 10:46they
- 10:46can
- 10:46then
- 10:47deliver
- 10:47that
- 10:47for
- 10:48the
- 10:48guest.
- 10:49And
- 10:50it's
- 10:50a
- 10:50big
- 10:50passion
- 10:51of
- 10:51mine.
- 10:51Glad
- 10:51to
- 10:51be
- 10:52part
- 10:52of
- 10:52the
- 10:52dialogue.
- 10:53I
- 10:53think
- 10:53what's
- 10:54fascinating
- 10:54to
- 10:54me
- 10:54and
- 10:54I
- 10:54want
- 10:55to
- 10:55talk.
- 10:55We'll
- 10:55just
- 10:56talk
- 10:56to
- 10:56you
- 10:56first
- 10:56here
- 10:57about
- 10:57Cozy
- 10:57Hills
- 10:58Campgrounds
- 10:58or
- 10:58Cozy
- 10:59Hill
- 10:59Campgrounds
- 10:59and
- 10:59your
- 11:00other
- 11:00park.
- 11:00Sorry,
- 11:00it's
- 11:01really
- 11:01small
- 11:01for
- 11:01me.
- 11:01Like,
- 11:02I'm
- 11:02sitting
- 11:02far
- 11:02away
- 11:02from
- 11:02the
- 11:03screen
- 11:03and
- 11:03I
- 11:03am
- 11:03old
- 11:04and
- 11:04probably
- 11:05macular
- 11:05degeneration,
- 11:06all
- 11:06kinds
- 11:06of
- 11:06problems.
- 11:07I
- 11:07haven't
- 11:07I'm
- 11:08not
- 11:08quite
- 11:08at
- 11:08the
- 11:08age
- 11:08where
- 11:09the
- 11:09pot
- 11:09is
- 11:09legal
- 11:09for
- 11:09me
- 11:09to
- 11:10smoke,
- 11:10I
- 11:10think,
- 11:10for
- 11:10my
- 11:10eyes.
- 11:11But
- 11:11you
- 11:12may
- 11:12be
- 11:12reaching
- 11:13the
- 11:13age
- 11:13where
- 11:13new
- 11:13glasses
- 11:14are
- 11:14in
- 11:14order,
- 11:15Brian,
- 11:15maybe
- 11:16there
- 11:16was
- 11:16a
- 11:16harsh
- 11:17realization
- 11:17about
- 11:17six
- 11:18years
- 11:18ago
- 11:18that
- 11:18glasses
- 11:19went
- 11:19from
- 11:19a
- 11:19convenience
- 11:20to
- 11:20a
- 11:20necessity.
- 11:21So,
- 11:21yeah,
- 11:22so
- 11:22we'll
- 11:23just,
- 11:23maybe
- 11:23I'll
- 11:23just
- 11:24get
- 11:24a
- 11:24bigger
- 11:24monitor,
- 11:24bring
- 11:25it
- 11:25closer
- 11:25to
- 11:25me
- 11:25first.
- 11:26Hang
- 11:26on
- 11:26to
- 11:27my
- 11:27young
- 11:27age
- 11:28as
- 11:28long
- 11:28as
- 11:28I
- 11:28can.
- 11:30Interesting
- 11:30to
- 11:30me
- 11:30what
- 11:30you
- 11:31bring
- 11:31up.
- 11:31And
- 11:31I
- 11:31want
- 11:31to,
- 11:31I
- 11:31want
- 11:32you
- 11:32to
- 11:32briefly
- 11:32tell
- 11:32us
- 11:32about
- 11:32your
- 11:33parks
- 11:33in
- 11:33a
- 11:33second
- 11:34before
- 11:34we
- 11:34dive
- 11:34into
- 11:35this,
- 11:35just
- 11:35because
- 11:35you're
- 11:35a
- 11:36special
- 11:36guest
- 11:36and
- 11:36we
- 11:36want
- 11:36to
- 11:36hear
- 11:37a
- 11:37little
- 11:37bit
- 11:37of
- 11:37the
- 11:38background
- 11:38there,
- 11:38but
- 11:39weaving
- 11:39it
- 11:39in
- 11:39with
- 11:39the
- 11:39guest
- 11:40experience
- 11:40is
- 11:40the,
- 11:40is
- 11:41the
- 11:41focus
- 11:41of
- 11:41the
- 11:41show.
- 11:42It's
- 11:42really
- 11:42interesting
- 11:43when
- 11:43you
- 11:43say,
- 11:43like,
- 11:43it
- 11:43has
- 11:44to
- 11:44serve
- 11:44the
- 11:44guest
- 11:44experience,
- 11:45because
- 11:46I
- 11:46think
- 11:46the
- 11:46one
- 11:46thing
- 11:47that
- 11:47I've
- 11:47learned
- 11:48over
- 11:48a
- 11:48number
- 11:48of
- 11:49years
- 11:49doing
- 11:49marketing
- 11:49and
- 11:50advertising
- 11:50for
- 11:51so
- 11:51many
- 11:51different
- 11:51properties
- 11:52is
- 11:52that
- 11:53the
- 11:53guest
- 11:53experience
- 11:54is
- 11:55very
- 11:55much
- 11:55based
- 11:56on
- 11:56the
- 11:56perception
- 11:57of
- 11:57the
- 11:57individual
- 11:58guest.
- 11:59And
- 12:00so
- 12:00what
- 12:00the
- 12:00owner
- 12:01thinks
- 12:01is
- 12:01a
- 12:01good
- 12:01experience
- 12:02is
- 12:02obviously
- 12:02a
- 12:02good
- 12:03guide
- 12:03baseline
- 12:04because
- 12:04you
- 12:04talk
- 12:04to
- 12:04way
- 12:04more
- 12:05of
- 12:05the
- 12:05guests
- 12:05than
- 12:05the
- 12:05individual
- 12:06person
- 12:06does.
- 12:07But
- 12:07everybody
- 12:08has
- 12:08a
- 12:08different
- 12:08use
- 12:08case
- 12:09for
- 12:09that,
- 12:09right?
- 12:09And
- 12:09we
- 12:10just
- 12:10talk
- 12:10about
- 12:10the
- 12:10reservation
- 12:11systems,
- 12:11Camp
- 12:11Spot,
- 12:12new
- 12:12books,
- 12:12Daylist,
- 12:12ResNexis,
- 12:13all
- 12:13those
- 12:13places,
- 12:13right?
- 12:14They
- 12:14all
- 12:15have
- 12:15different
- 12:15interfaces.
- 12:16I
- 12:16think
- 12:16they
- 12:16probably
- 12:17all
- 12:17have
- 12:17a
- 12:17good
- 12:18guest
- 12:18experience.
- 12:19The
- 12:19question
- 12:20is,
- 12:20is
- 12:20which
- 12:20one
- 12:21is
- 12:21the
- 12:21best
- 12:21one
- 12:22for
- 12:22your
- 12:22park
- 12:22and
- 12:23your
- 12:23type
- 12:23of
- 12:23guests?
- 12:24I
- 12:24think,
- 12:24oh,
- 12:25I
- 12:25see
- 12:26that
- 12:26there's
- 12:26a
- 12:26campground
- 12:26for
- 12:27everybody,
- 12:27and
- 12:28there's
- 12:28absolutely
- 12:29the
- 12:29same
- 12:29could
- 12:29be
- 12:30said.
- 12:30Or
- 12:31there
- 12:31is
- 12:31a
- 12:32reservation
- 12:32or
- 12:32property
- 12:33management
- 12:33software
- 12:34for
- 12:34everybody.
- 12:34I'll
- 12:34see
- 12:35a
- 12:35relatively
- 12:35small
- 12:36park,
- 12:36post
- 12:36on
- 12:37Facebook
- 12:37and
- 12:37say,
- 12:38I,
- 12:38you
- 12:38know,
- 12:38I'm
- 12:39looking
- 12:39for
- 12:39a
- 12:39reservation
- 12:40system.
- 12:40I
- 12:41have
- 12:4140
- 12:41sites
- 12:42and
- 12:42most
- 12:43of
- 12:43them
- 12:43stay
- 12:43with
- 12:44me
- 12:44at
- 12:44least
- 12:44a
- 12:44month.
- 12:45Well,
- 12:45they
- 12:45don't
- 12:45need
- 12:45to
- 12:46spend
- 12:46the
- 12:47kind
- 12:47of
- 12:47money
- 12:47that
- 12:47we
- 12:47invest
- 12:48in
- 12:48technology,
- 12:49right?
- 12:49They,
- 12:49they
- 12:50need
- 12:50a
- 12:50very
- 12:50probably
- 12:51straightforward,
- 12:52a
- 12:52little
- 12:53bit
- 12:53more
- 12:53simple
- 12:54program.
- 12:55And
- 12:55then
- 12:56they
- 12:56go
- 12:56all
- 12:56the
- 12:56way
- 12:56up
- 12:56to
- 12:57the
- 12:57programs
- 12:57like
- 12:58Camp
- 12:58Spot,
- 12:58like
- 12:59New
- 12:59Book,
- 12:59that
- 12:59do
- 13:00a
- 13:00lot
- 13:00more,
- 13:01and,
- 13:02you
- 13:02know,
- 13:03the
- 13:03price
- 13:03tag
- 13:03associated
- 13:04with
- 13:04that
- 13:04as
- 13:04well.
- 13:05And
- 13:05you
- 13:05have
- 13:05to
- 13:05decide
- 13:06what's
- 13:06the
- 13:06best
- 13:06fit.
- 13:06And
- 13:07yes,
- 13:07I
- 13:07mean,
- 13:07at
- 13:07the
- 13:07end
- 13:07of
- 13:08the
- 13:08day,
- 13:08I
- 13:08cannot
- 13:09judge
- 13:09if
- 13:09the
- 13:09guest
- 13:09is
- 13:10going
- 13:10to
- 13:10like
- 13:10what
- 13:11our
- 13:11software
- 13:12presents
- 13:12them.
- 13:12But
- 13:12again,
- 13:13if
- 13:13my
- 13:13staff
- 13:13is
- 13:14happy
- 13:14with
- 13:14it,
- 13:14it
- 13:14gives
- 13:15us
- 13:15these
- 13:15great
- 13:15tools
- 13:16that
- 13:17will
- 13:17hopefully
- 13:17get
- 13:17that
- 13:18feedback
- 13:18from
- 13:18the
- 13:18guest.
- 13:19You
- 13:19know,
- 13:19one
- 13:20simple
- 13:20thing
- 13:20is
- 13:21right
- 13:21after
- 13:21a
- 13:21guest
- 13:21checks
- 13:22in,
- 13:22about
- 13:22three
- 13:22hours
- 13:22later,
- 13:23they
- 13:23get
- 13:23a
- 13:23text
- 13:24from
- 13:24us
- 13:24saying,
- 13:24and
- 13:25this
- 13:25is
- 13:25pretty
- 13:25basic
- 13:25in
- 13:26the
- 13:26hotel
- 13:26industry,
- 13:26right?
- 13:27This
- 13:27isn't
- 13:27rocket
- 13:27science.
- 13:28But
- 13:28they
- 13:28get
- 13:28a
- 13:28guest,
- 13:28they
- 13:29get
- 13:29a
- 13:29text,
- 13:29hey,
- 13:30on
- 13:30a
- 13:30scale
- 13:30of
- 13:301
- 13:30to
- 13:3110,
- 13:31how
- 13:31are
- 13:32we
- 13:32doing
- 13:32so
- 13:32far?
- 13:33That
- 13:33is
- 13:34so
- 13:34key.
- 13:34I
- 13:34swear
- 13:35that
- 13:35one
- 13:35single
- 13:36text
- 13:36saves
- 13:36us
- 13:37a
- 13:37lot
- 13:37of
- 13:37pain
- 13:37and
- 13:37suffering.
- 13:38Because
- 13:38when
- 13:38we
- 13:38get
- 13:38a
- 13:38three
- 13:39back,
- 13:39that's
- 13:39me
- 13:39out
- 13:40at
- 13:40the
- 13:40campsite
- 13:40or
- 13:41my
- 13:41manager
- 13:42out
- 13:42at
- 13:42the
- 13:42campsite
- 13:43saying,
- 13:43whoa,
- 13:44where
- 13:44did
- 13:45the,
- 13:45where
- 13:45did
- 13:45it
- 13:46go
- 13:46off
- 13:46the
- 13:46rails?
- 13:46What
- 13:47can
- 13:47we
- 13:47do
- 13:47to
- 13:47help?
- 13:49That
- 13:50is
- 13:50the
- 13:50type
- 13:50of
- 13:50thing
- 13:51where,
- 13:51you
- 13:51know
- 13:51that
- 13:52that
- 13:52technology
- 13:52can
- 13:53give
- 13:53you
- 13:53some
- 13:53quick
- 13:54and
- 13:54easy
- 13:54tools,
- 13:54tools
- 13:55to,
- 13:55to
- 13:55start
- 13:57writing
- 13:57the
- 13:57ship
- 13:58if
- 13:58it
- 13:58hasn't
- 13:58gotten
- 13:59off
- 13:59on
- 13:59the
- 13:59right
- 13:59foot.
- 14:00And
- 14:00we
- 14:00don't
- 14:01want
- 14:01to
- 14:01go
- 14:01too
- 14:01far
- 14:01deep
- 14:01into
- 14:02reservations.
- 14:02But
- 14:02you
- 14:02would
- 14:03think
- 14:03there
- 14:03would
- 14:03be
- 14:03somebody,
- 14:03sorry,
- 14:04Casey.
- 14:04That
- 14:04came
- 14:04up
- 14:04with
- 14:05a
- 14:05perfect
- 14:05reservation
- 14:05system.
- 14:06Like,
- 14:06look
- 14:06at
- 14:06Joe.
- 14:07Like,
- 14:07there's
- 14:07only
- 14:07one
- 14:08big
- 14:08app
- 14:08company.
- 14:09I
- 14:09know.
- 14:09Like,
- 14:09he's
- 14:10perfected
- 14:10it.
- 14:11He's
- 14:11cornered,
- 14:11he's
- 14:12perfected
- 14:12it.
- 14:12Just
- 14:12like
- 14:13there's
- 14:13only
- 14:13one
- 14:14management
- 14:14company
- 14:15that's
- 14:15got
- 14:15it.
- 14:15Perfected
- 14:16it.
- 14:16He's
- 14:16on
- 14:16this
- 14:16call
- 14:16as
- 14:17well.
- 14:17It's
- 14:17like,
- 14:17it's
- 14:17crazy
- 14:18what
- 14:18I'm
- 14:18saying.
- 14:19Like,
- 14:19pick
- 14:19up
- 14:19the
- 14:19slack
- 14:20here,
- 14:20man.
- 14:20You
- 14:20gotta,
- 14:21you
- 14:21need
- 14:22a.
- 14:22Yeah,
- 14:23but
- 14:24what
- 14:24do
- 14:24you
- 14:24think
- 14:24about
- 14:24this,
- 14:24Casey?
- 14:25Just
- 14:25real
- 14:25quick
- 14:25before
- 14:25we
- 14:25move
- 14:26on
- 14:26to
- 14:26reservation
- 14:26system,
- 14:27because
- 14:27it
- 14:27is
- 14:27an
- 14:27important
- 14:27part
- 14:28of
- 14:28the
- 14:28guest
- 14:28experience,
- 14:29right?
- 14:30It
- 14:30is,
- 14:31yeah.
- 14:31I
- 14:31mean,
- 14:31for
- 14:31sure.
- 14:31I
- 14:31mean
- 14:32we,
- 14:32when,
- 14:32you
- 14:32know,
- 14:33our
- 14:33concept
- 14:33from
- 14:34really
- 14:34the
- 14:34beginning
- 14:34with
- 14:35the
- 14:35guest
- 14:35experience
- 14:36was,
- 14:36you
- 14:36know,
- 14:36letting
- 14:37the
- 14:37park
- 14:37control
- 14:38what
- 14:38they
- 14:38want
- 14:38to
- 14:39control
- 14:39and
- 14:39allowing
- 14:40automation
- 14:40with
- 14:41what
- 14:41they
- 14:41wanted
- 14:41to
- 14:41be
- 14:41automated
- 14:42from,
- 14:42from
- 14:43the
- 14:43guest
- 14:43side
- 14:43of
- 14:43things.
- 14:43So
- 14:44I
- 14:44mean,
- 14:44to
- 14:44start,
- 14:45you
- 14:45know,
- 14:45typically
- 14:46most
- 14:46parks
- 14:46or
- 14:47most
- 14:47guests
- 14:47are
- 14:47going
- 14:48to
- 14:48start
- 14:48at
- 14:48a
- 14:48park's
- 14:49website
- 14:49or
- 14:49they're
- 14:49going
- 14:49to
- 14:49start
- 14:49with
- 14:50a
- 14:50phone
- 14:50call
- 14:50potentially,
- 14:51right?
- 14:51And
- 14:51that
- 14:51guest
- 14:52experience
- 14:52start,
- 14:52starts
- 14:53then,
- 14:53right?
- 14:54That's
- 14:54the
- 14:54start
- 14:54of
- 14:54the
- 14:54journey
- 14:55to
- 14:55some
- 14:55extent.
- 14:55And
- 14:56then
- 14:56from
- 14:56there
- 14:56it's
- 14:56getting
- 14:57them
- 14:57to
- 14:57what
- 14:57they're
- 14:57looking
- 14:58for
- 14:58as
- 14:58quickly
- 14:58as
- 14:59possible,
- 14:59as
- 14:59easy
- 15:00as
- 15:00possible
- 15:01with
- 15:01everything
- 15:01that
- 15:02that
- 15:02park
- 15:02has
- 15:02to
- 15:02offer
- 15:03as
- 15:03easily
- 15:03as
- 15:04possible
- 15:05and,
- 15:05and
- 15:05really
- 15:06setting
- 15:06the,
- 15:06experiencing
- 15:07the
- 15:07tone
- 15:07for
- 15:07what
- 15:07they
- 15:08can
- 15:08expect
- 15:08when
- 15:08they
- 15:08show
- 15:09up.
- 15:09And
- 15:09it's
- 15:10interesting
- 15:10because
- 15:10some
- 15:11parks,
- 15:11you
- 15:11know,
- 15:11are
- 15:12truly
- 15:12focused
- 15:13on
- 15:13automation
- 15:14and
- 15:14labor
- 15:15is
- 15:15the
- 15:15biggest
- 15:16factor
- 15:17that
- 15:17they
- 15:17are
- 15:17focused
- 15:18on,
- 15:19you
- 15:19know,
- 15:20not
- 15:20eliminating,
- 15:20but
- 15:21streamlining
- 15:21as
- 15:22much
- 15:22as
- 15:22they
- 15:22can.
- 15:22So
- 15:22they
- 15:23want
- 15:23online
- 15:23check
- 15:24in,
- 15:24they
- 15:24want,
- 15:24you
- 15:25know,
- 15:25that
- 15:25golf
- 15:25cart
- 15:25booked
- 15:26at
- 15:26the
- 15:26time
- 15:26of
- 15:27booking.
- 15:27They
- 15:27want
- 15:28the
- 15:28firewood
- 15:29sold
- 15:29already.
- 15:29They
- 15:30want
- 15:30express
- 15:31check
- 15:31in,
- 15:32they
- 15:32want
- 15:32terms
- 15:32of
- 15:32conditions
- 15:33signed
- 15:33already.
- 15:33They
- 15:34want
- 15:34to
- 15:34know
- 15:34what
- 15:34site
- 15:34they're
- 15:35going
- 15:35to
- 15:35be
- 15:35on
- 15:36and
- 15:37they
- 15:37want
- 15:37to
- 15:37just
- 15:37get
- 15:38in
- 15:38and
- 15:38go
- 15:38to
- 15:38the
- 15:38park
- 15:39and
- 15:39unpack
- 15:40and
- 15:40do
- 15:40their
- 15:40thing.
- 15:41And
- 15:41there's
- 15:41a
- 15:41lot
- 15:42of
- 15:42parks
- 15:42that
- 15:42say
- 15:43wait,
- 15:43no.
- 15:43Part
- 15:43of
- 15:43our
- 15:44experience
- 15:44experience
- 15:44is
- 15:45when
- 15:45they
- 15:45do
- 15:45check
- 15:46in
- 15:46is,
- 15:46is
- 15:46meeting
- 15:47us
- 15:47and,
- 15:47and,
- 15:48and
- 15:48me
- 15:48explaining
- 15:49where
- 15:49the
- 15:49good
- 15:49places
- 15:50are
- 15:50to
- 15:50eat
- 15:50and
- 15:50what
- 15:51there
- 15:51is
- 15:51to
- 15:51do
- 15:51at
- 15:51the
- 15:51park
- 15:52and
- 15:52showing
- 15:52them
- 15:53to
- 15:53their
- 15:53site.
- 15:53And
- 15:53so
- 15:54guest
- 15:54experience,
- 15:55again,
- 15:55I
- 15:55think
- 15:55you
- 15:56touched
- 15:56on
- 15:56it
- 15:56and,
- 15:56and
- 15:57Leila
- 15:57did
- 15:57as
- 15:57well.
- 15:57Like
- 15:58it's,
- 15:58it's
- 15:58in
- 15:58the
- 15:59eye
- 15:59of
- 15:59the
- 15:59beholder.
- 15:59And
- 16:00it's
- 16:00also
- 16:00in
- 16:00the
- 16:00eye
- 16:00of
- 16:01the
- 16:01park
- 16:01owner.
- 16:01Right.
- 16:02And
- 16:02what
- 16:02they
- 16:02want
- 16:02to
- 16:03focus
- 16:03on
- 16:04as
- 16:04far
- 16:04as
- 16:04on
- 16:04the
- 16:04experience
- 16:05they
- 16:05have
- 16:05for
- 16:05their
- 16:05guests.
- 16:06I
- 16:06mean,
- 16:06look
- 16:07at
- 16:07KOA
- 16:07with,
- 16:07with
- 16:07Kevin
- 16:08there.
- 16:08I
- 16:08mean,
- 16:08like,
- 16:08they
- 16:09have
- 16:09a,
- 16:09a
- 16:09pretty
- 16:10good
- 16:10set
- 16:11of
- 16:11rules
- 16:12and
- 16:12guidance
- 16:13and
- 16:13parameters
- 16:14around
- 16:14what
- 16:14that
- 16:14experience
- 16:15will
- 16:15look
- 16:16with
- 16:16a
- 16:16KOA
- 16:16is
- 16:16going
- 16:16to
- 16:17look
- 16:17like.
- 16:17Same
- 16:18thing
- 16:18with
- 16:18the
- 16:18yogis
- 16:18and
- 16:19things
- 16:19of
- 16:19that
- 16:19sort.
- 16:19And
- 16:20so
- 16:20from
- 16:20our
- 16:21end,
- 16:21from
- 16:21a
- 16:21technology
- 16:22standpoint,
- 16:22you
- 16:22know,
- 16:23our
- 16:23goal
- 16:23is
- 16:23to
- 16:24embrace
- 16:24as
- 16:24much
- 16:24of
- 16:24the
- 16:25automation
- 16:25as
- 16:25possible,
- 16:26while
- 16:26also
- 16:27embracing
- 16:27as
- 16:27much
- 16:27of
- 16:28the,
- 16:28the
- 16:28user
- 16:28experience
- 16:29that
- 16:29the
- 16:29parks
- 16:29want
- 16:30to
- 16:30provide
- 16:30and
- 16:31trying
- 16:31to
- 16:31find
- 16:31the
- 16:31balance
- 16:32in
- 16:32between.
- 16:32Because
- 16:32again,
- 16:33you
- 16:33roll
- 16:34out
- 16:34something
- 16:34like,
- 16:35you
- 16:35know,
- 16:36online,
- 16:36online
- 16:37check
- 16:37in.
- 16:37You
- 16:37roll
- 16:38out
- 16:38things
- 16:38like,
- 16:38you
- 16:38know,
- 16:39automating
- 16:39terms
- 16:40and
- 16:40conditions.
- 16:41You.
- 16:41You
- 16:42do
- 16:42those
- 16:42things,
- 16:42but
- 16:42then
- 16:42you
- 16:42go,
- 16:42hey,
- 16:43only
- 16:43the
- 16:4340,
- 16:4450
- 16:44of
- 16:44campgrounds
- 16:45are
- 16:45adopting
- 16:45this.
- 16:45Why
- 16:46is,
- 16:46how
- 16:46is
- 16:46that
- 16:46possible?
- 16:47Why
- 16:47wouldn't
- 16:47they
- 16:47all
- 16:48be
- 16:48doing
- 16:48that?
- 16:48But
- 16:49there's
- 16:49all
- 16:49unique
- 16:49reasons
- 16:50as
- 16:50to
- 16:50why
- 16:51they
- 16:51may
- 16:51or
- 16:51may
- 16:52not
- 16:52adopt
- 16:52some
- 16:52of
- 16:52the
- 16:53technology
- 16:53within
- 16:53there.
- 16:54And
- 16:54you
- 16:54just
- 16:54have
- 16:54to
- 16:55respect
- 16:55and
- 16:55appreciate
- 16:56it
- 16:56because
- 16:56again,
- 16:56at
- 16:56the
- 16:56end
- 16:57of
- 16:57the
- 16:57day,
- 16:57it's
- 16:57their
- 16:57park
- 16:57and
- 16:58it's.
- 16:58You're
- 16:59creating
- 16:59this
- 16:59little,
- 17:00this
- 17:00space
- 17:02for
- 17:02those
- 17:02guests
- 17:03and
- 17:03no
- 17:03one's
- 17:03going
- 17:03to
- 17:03know
- 17:04what
- 17:04space
- 17:04works
- 17:05better
- 17:05than
- 17:05those
- 17:05park
- 17:06operators
- 17:06or
- 17:06owners.
- 17:07Yeah.
- 17:08And
- 17:08I
- 17:08think
- 17:08it's
- 17:08like
- 17:09the
- 17:09one
- 17:09thing
- 17:09that
- 17:09we
- 17:10talk
- 17:10about
- 17:10is
- 17:10kind
- 17:10of
- 17:11a.
- 17:11Is
- 17:11different,
- 17:12is
- 17:12the
- 17:12guest
- 17:12perception.
- 17:13But
- 17:13then
- 17:14you
- 17:14look
- 17:14at.
- 17:14And
- 17:14many
- 17:15park
- 17:15owners
- 17:15don't
- 17:16do
- 17:16this.
- 17:16I
- 17:16think
- 17:16I
- 17:16know
- 17:17Scott
- 17:17does
- 17:17at
- 17:17his
- 17:17company.
- 17:17I'm
- 17:18sure
- 17:18Kevin
- 17:18does
- 17:19at
- 17:19his.
- 17:19And
- 17:20I
- 17:20just,
- 17:20I
- 17:20don't
- 17:20mean
- 17:21to
- 17:21leave
- 17:21Layla
- 17:21and
- 17:21Brittany
- 17:22out,
- 17:23you
- 17:23know,
- 17:23from
- 17:23a
- 17:23park
- 17:24owner
- 17:24perspective,
- 17:24but
- 17:25it's
- 17:25hard
- 17:25when
- 17:26you're
- 17:26a
- 17:26single
- 17:27park
- 17:27owner,
- 17:27right?
- 17:27Like,
- 17:28trying
- 17:28to
- 17:28look
- 17:28at
- 17:28all
- 17:28the
- 17:28data
- 17:29and
- 17:29analytics,
- 17:29but
- 17:30there
- 17:30is
- 17:30data
- 17:30to
- 17:30tell
- 17:30you
- 17:30this.
- 17:31It's
- 17:31the,
- 17:31the
- 17:31conversion
- 17:32percentage
- 17:33of
- 17:33the
- 17:33people
- 17:33that
- 17:33are
- 17:33booking.
- 17:34And
- 17:34yes,
- 17:35that's
- 17:35not
- 17:35going
- 17:35to
- 17:35say
- 17:35like,
- 17:36well,
- 17:36they
- 17:36liked
- 17:36my
- 17:36modern
- 17:37font
- 17:37or
- 17:37my.
- 17:37Whatever,
- 17:38but
- 17:38indirectly
- 17:38it
- 17:39does
- 17:39because
- 17:39they
- 17:39checked
- 17:40out
- 17:40and
- 17:40spent
- 17:40their
- 17:40money
- 17:40with
- 17:40you.
- 17:41It's
- 17:41a
- 17:41portion
- 17:41of
- 17:41that.
- 17:42Like,
- 17:42sure,
- 17:42the
- 17:43park
- 17:43is
- 17:43a
- 17:43bigger
- 17:43piece
- 17:44of
- 17:44that.
- 17:44What
- 17:44amenities
- 17:45you
- 17:45have,
- 17:45where's
- 17:45your
- 17:45location?
- 17:46Was
- 17:47my
- 17:47staff
- 17:47friendly
- 17:48on
- 17:48the
- 17:48phone?
- 17:48But
- 17:49that
- 17:49definitely
- 17:49is
- 17:49a
- 17:49way
- 17:50to
- 17:50measure,
- 17:50I
- 17:50think,
- 17:50that
- 17:50guest
- 17:51happiness
- 17:52with
- 17:52that
- 17:52piece
- 17:53of
- 17:53the
- 17:53experience.
- 17:53And
- 17:54I
- 17:54don't
- 17:54know
- 17:54if
- 17:54I've
- 17:54said
- 17:55this
- 17:55to
- 17:55this
- 17:55group
- 17:55before,
- 17:56but
- 17:56please
- 17:57jump
- 17:57in.
- 17:57And
- 17:57if
- 17:57you
- 17:58have
- 17:58questions
- 17:58for
- 17:58whoever
- 17:59we're
- 17:59talking
- 17:59about,
- 18:00the
- 18:00less
- 18:00I
- 18:00talk
- 18:01the
- 18:01better
- 18:01the
- 18:01show
- 18:02is.
- 18:02So
- 18:03feel
- 18:03free.
- 18:04I
- 18:04was
- 18:04going
- 18:04to
- 18:04jump
- 18:04in.
- 18:05I
- 18:05was
- 18:05going
- 18:05to
- 18:05jump
- 18:05in
- 18:06from
- 18:06the
- 18:06kind
- 18:06of
- 18:06the
- 18:07camper
- 18:08point
- 18:08of
- 18:08view.
- 18:09So
- 18:09we,
- 18:10my
- 18:10family,
- 18:10we
- 18:11do
- 18:11quite
- 18:11a
- 18:11bit
- 18:11of
- 18:11camping.
- 18:12We've
- 18:12spent
- 18:12four
- 18:12months
- 18:13out,
- 18:13three
- 18:13months
- 18:13out,
- 18:13two
- 18:14months
- 18:14out,
- 18:14different
- 18:14years,
- 18:15and
- 18:16travel
- 18:16to
- 18:16all
- 18:16different
- 18:17types
- 18:17of
- 18:17resorts.
- 18:17So
- 18:18also
- 18:19being
- 18:19kind
- 18:19of
- 18:20a
- 18:20veteran
- 18:20in
- 18:21this
- 18:21industry
- 18:21now,
- 18:22I
- 18:22know
- 18:22most
- 18:22of
- 18:22the
- 18:22reservation
- 18:23providers,
- 18:23so
- 18:23when
- 18:24I
- 18:24go
- 18:24and
- 18:25I
- 18:25book
- 18:25something
- 18:26and
- 18:26I
- 18:26kind
- 18:26of.
- 18:27It's
- 18:28kind
- 18:28of
- 18:28a
- 18:28little
- 18:28glitchy
- 18:29running
- 18:29through
- 18:29their
- 18:29system,
- 18:29I
- 18:30go
- 18:30and
- 18:30tell
- 18:30them
- 18:30directly.
- 18:31But
- 18:33to
- 18:33the
- 18:33campground
- 18:34owner,
- 18:34what
- 18:34I
- 18:34would
- 18:34suggest
- 18:35is
- 18:35grab
- 18:36somebody
- 18:36green,
- 18:36like
- 18:37with
- 18:37the
- 18:37chamber
- 18:37of
- 18:37commerce
- 18:38that
- 18:38you
- 18:38work
- 18:38with
- 18:38or
- 18:39somebody
- 18:39that
- 18:39you
- 18:39work
- 18:39with,
- 18:40ask
- 18:40them
- 18:40to
- 18:40go
- 18:40through
- 18:40the
- 18:41booking
- 18:41process
- 18:41that
- 18:41you're
- 18:42using
- 18:42right
- 18:42now,
- 18:43Sit
- 18:43there
- 18:44with
- 18:44them,
- 18:44don't
- 18:44help
- 18:45them,
- 18:45but
- 18:45sit
- 18:45right
- 18:45behind
- 18:46them
- 18:46and
- 18:46watch
- 18:46them
- 18:46go
- 18:46through
- 18:47that
- 18:47booking
- 18:47process
- 18:48because
- 18:48you're
- 18:49going
- 18:49to
- 18:49see
- 18:49if
- 18:49they
- 18:50run
- 18:50into
- 18:50an
- 18:51issue.
- 18:52You
- 18:52know,
- 18:53there's
- 18:53one
- 18:53system
- 18:54that
- 18:54I
- 18:54went
- 18:54through
- 18:54and
- 18:54I
- 18:55would
- 18:55book.
- 18:55I
- 18:56had
- 18:56to
- 18:56keep
- 18:56going
- 18:56back
- 18:56and
- 18:56forth
- 18:57between
- 18:57pages
- 18:58because
- 18:58of
- 18:59the
- 18:59order
- 18:59in
- 19:00which
- 19:00you
- 19:00pick
- 19:00dates
- 19:00and
- 19:01site
- 19:01types.
- 19:02Do
- 19:02you
- 19:02want
- 19:02to
- 19:02tell
- 19:02us
- 19:03who
- 19:03that
- 19:03reservation
- 19:03system
- 19:04was?
- 19:04No,
- 19:04I
- 19:05would
- 19:05not
- 19:05like.
- 19:05Okay,
- 19:05all
- 19:05right,
- 19:06I'll
- 19:06tell
- 19:06you.
- 19:07It's
- 19:07not,
- 19:07it's
- 19:07not,
- 19:07it's
- 19:08not
- 19:08camp
- 19:08spot.
- 19:08I
- 19:08can
- 19:08tell
- 19:08you
- 19:09that.
- 19:09All
- 19:09right,
- 19:13go
- 19:13ahead.
- 19:13Sorry.
- 19:14No,
- 19:14I'm
- 19:14sorry.
- 19:15I
- 19:15was
- 19:15just,
- 19:15just,
- 19:16just
- 19:16to
- 19:16kind
- 19:16of
- 19:17layer
- 19:17on
- 19:17to
- 19:17what
- 19:18Joe
- 19:18was,
- 19:18was
- 19:19sharing.
- 19:19I
- 19:19think
- 19:19it's
- 19:19so
- 19:20important
- 19:20to
- 19:20do
- 19:20that.
- 19:21We
- 19:21just
- 19:21did
- 19:21that
- 19:22as
- 19:22a
- 19:22team
- 19:22this
- 19:22morning
- 19:23for
- 19:23one
- 19:24of
- 19:24our
- 19:24properties
- 19:24that
- 19:25we,
- 19:25we
- 19:25went
- 19:26through
- 19:26the
- 19:26booking
- 19:26process
- 19:27and
- 19:27it
- 19:27was.
- 19:28Stemmed
- 19:28from.
- 19:29We
- 19:29pulled
- 19:29some
- 19:29occupancy
- 19:30data
- 19:30and
- 19:30we
- 19:31said
- 19:31these
- 19:31two
- 19:32cabin
- 19:33types
- 19:33are
- 19:34outperforming
- 19:35for
- 19:35the
- 19:35last
- 19:35four
- 19:36months
- 19:37on
- 19:37a
- 19:37preoccupied
- 19:38night
- 19:38basis.
- 19:39They're
- 19:39outperforming
- 19:39all
- 19:40the
- 19:40other
- 19:40cabins,
- 19:40which
- 19:41are
- 19:41probably
- 19:41even
- 19:42nicer
- 19:42than
- 19:42the
- 19:43one
- 19:43that
- 19:43was.
- 19:43That
- 19:43was
- 19:43being
- 19:44booked
- 19:44up.
- 19:45And
- 19:46we
- 19:46started
- 19:46to
- 19:46ask
- 19:47why.
- 19:47Well,
- 19:47it's
- 19:48because
- 19:48Waterfront.
- 19:50There
- 19:50was
- 19:50a
- 19:50description
- 19:51of
- 19:51the
- 19:51waterfront
- 19:52in
- 19:52front
- 19:52of
- 19:52the
- 19:52cabin
- 19:52name.
- 19:53Really,
- 19:53we
- 19:54realized,
- 19:54well,
- 19:55you
- 19:55know,
- 19:55I
- 19:55think
- 19:55we
- 19:55were
- 19:56trying
- 19:56to
- 19:56be
- 19:56too
- 19:56cute
- 19:56before
- 19:57with
- 19:57some
- 19:57of
- 19:57these
- 19:57other
- 19:58names.
- 19:58I
- 19:59think
- 19:59that
- 19:59could
- 19:59be
- 19:59a
- 19:59part
- 20:00of
- 20:00it.
- 20:00You
- 20:00know,
- 20:00there's
- 20:01other
- 20:01things
- 20:01like
- 20:01rate
- 20:02and
- 20:02how
- 20:02it's
- 20:02being
- 20:03described,
- 20:03but
- 20:03how
- 20:03it's
- 20:04being
- 20:04listed
- 20:04on
- 20:04your
- 20:05booking,
- 20:05on
- 20:05your
- 20:05booking
- 20:06engine
- 20:06is
- 20:06really
- 20:07important.
- 20:07But
- 20:08outside
- 20:08of
- 20:08just
- 20:09names,
- 20:09looking
- 20:09at
- 20:10your
- 20:10pictures,
- 20:10having
- 20:11great
- 20:11imagery,
- 20:11really
- 20:12selling
- 20:12to
- 20:13that
- 20:13potential
- 20:14guest
- 20:15what
- 20:15it
- 20:15is
- 20:15that
- 20:16they
- 20:16can
- 20:17experience
- 20:18when
- 20:18they're
- 20:18on
- 20:19site,
- 20:19even
- 20:20directly
- 20:20in
- 20:20the
- 20:21booking
- 20:21engine
- 20:21and
- 20:22click
- 20:22through
- 20:22your
- 20:23pictures
- 20:24and
- 20:24understand
- 20:25maybe
- 20:25which
- 20:26picture
- 20:26is
- 20:26the
- 20:26best
- 20:27picture
- 20:27to
- 20:27start
- 20:27with
- 20:28because
- 20:28they're
- 20:29only
- 20:29looking
- 20:29at
- 20:29those
- 20:30options
- 20:30for
- 20:31like
- 20:3110
- 20:31seconds.
- 20:32They're
- 20:32going
- 20:32to
- 20:32scroll
- 20:32through
- 20:33really
- 20:33quick
- 20:33if
- 20:34you
- 20:34don't
- 20:34have
- 20:34something
- 20:34that
- 20:35catches
- 20:35them
- 20:35or
- 20:35you
- 20:36think
- 20:36it
- 20:36looks
- 20:36good.
- 20:37So
- 20:37to
- 20:37Joe's
- 20:38point,
- 20:39get
- 20:40somebody
- 20:40that's
- 20:40maybe
- 20:41a
- 20:41trusted
- 20:42source
- 20:43that
- 20:44knows
- 20:44your
- 20:44area.
- 20:44I
- 20:45think
- 20:45the
- 20:45Chamber
- 20:45of
- 20:45Commerce,
- 20:46Joe,
- 20:46is
- 20:46a
- 20:46great
- 20:46idea,
- 20:47but
- 20:48you
- 20:48should
- 20:48be
- 20:48doing
- 20:48this
- 20:48regularly.
- 20:51We
- 20:51do
- 20:51it
- 20:51regularly
- 20:52and
- 20:52we
- 20:53find
- 20:53a
- 20:53lot
- 20:53of
- 20:53stuff
- 20:54each
- 20:54time
- 20:54that
- 20:55it's
- 20:55always
- 20:56an
- 20:57iterative
- 20:57process
- 20:58to
- 20:59improve.
- 21:00Because
- 21:00everything's
- 21:01a
- 21:01key
- 21:01part
- 21:01of
- 21:01that
- 21:01journey.
- 21:02It's
- 21:02not
- 21:03just
- 21:03Waterfront
- 21:04is
- 21:04a
- 21:04big
- 21:04piece
- 21:05of
- 21:05that,
- 21:05but
- 21:06it's
- 21:06also
- 21:06the
- 21:06pictures,
- 21:07it's
- 21:07also
- 21:07the
- 21:07description,
- 21:08it's
- 21:08the
- 21:08text,
- 21:08it's
- 21:08the
- 21:09way
- 21:09it's
- 21:09presented,
- 21:09it's
- 21:10everything.
- 21:10Right.
- 21:10Otherwise
- 21:11you
- 21:11could
- 21:11just
- 21:12flood
- 21:12your
- 21:12campground
- 21:12and
- 21:13everything
- 21:13could
- 21:13be
- 21:13waterfront
- 21:14and
- 21:14you'd
- 21:14be
- 21:14fine.
- 21:15Yeah,
- 21:16it's
- 21:16not
- 21:16a
- 21:16good
- 21:16strategy.
- 21:17And
- 21:17one
- 21:17of
- 21:18the
- 21:18reasons,
- 21:18change
- 21:18the.
- 21:18Description
- 21:19to
- 21:19houseboats
- 21:20instead
- 21:20of
- 21:20cabins
- 21:21and
- 21:22you're
- 21:22good
- 21:22to
- 21:22go.
- 21:23But
- 21:23waterfront
- 21:23works
- 21:24better.
- 21:24We
- 21:24tested
- 21:25this,
- 21:25Kevin.
- 21:25It's
- 21:25waterfront.
- 21:26All
- 21:26right,
- 21:27well,
- 21:27I,
- 21:27you
- 21:27know,
- 21:27I.
- 21:28You
- 21:28guys
- 21:29have
- 21:29touched
- 21:29on
- 21:29this
- 21:30already.
- 21:30Every
- 21:31touch
- 21:31point
- 21:32is
- 21:32a
- 21:32potential
- 21:33pain
- 21:33point
- 21:33or
- 21:34it's
- 21:34something
- 21:35that's
- 21:35going
- 21:35to
- 21:35be,
- 21:38you
- 21:38know,
- 21:38a
- 21:39promoter
- 21:39for
- 21:39you.
- 21:39Right.
- 21:40If
- 21:40you
- 21:40apply
- 21:40the
- 21:40net
- 21:40promoter
- 21:41score
- 21:41approach,
- 21:42whether
- 21:43that's
- 21:43the
- 21:43website,
- 21:44whether
- 21:44it's
- 21:45how
- 21:45many
- 21:45times
- 21:45they
- 21:46have
- 21:46to
- 21:46pay
- 21:46for
- 21:47something
- 21:47or
- 21:47additional
- 21:48fees,
- 21:48whether
- 21:48it's
- 21:49how
- 21:49many
- 21:50texts
- 21:50they're
- 21:50getting
- 21:51throughout.
- 21:52And
- 21:52I
- 21:52think
- 21:53the
- 21:53challenge
- 21:54as,
- 21:55as
- 21:55operators
- 21:56is
- 21:56we'll
- 21:56spend
- 21:57time
- 21:57on
- 21:57it
- 21:57and
- 21:58we'll
- 21:58think
- 21:59that
- 21:59we
- 21:59have
- 21:59it
- 21:59figured
- 21:59out.
- 22:01And
- 22:01then
- 22:02how
- 22:02often
- 22:02are,
- 22:02like
- 22:03Scott
- 22:03said,
- 22:03how
- 22:03often
- 22:03are
- 22:04you
- 22:04revisiting
- 22:04that?
- 22:05There's
- 22:05no,
- 22:05like,
- 22:05set
- 22:06it
- 22:06and
- 22:06forget.
- 22:06You
- 22:07can't
- 22:07solve
- 22:07the
- 22:07problem
- 22:08and
- 22:08then
- 22:08move
- 22:08on.
- 22:09The
- 22:10experience
- 22:10is
- 22:11a,
- 22:11it's
- 22:11a
- 22:11never
- 22:12ending
- 22:13process
- 22:14and
- 22:14you
- 22:14have
- 22:14to
- 22:14continually
- 22:15revisit
- 22:16that.
- 22:16And
- 22:16what's
- 22:17working
- 22:17today
- 22:18or
- 22:18what
- 22:18was
- 22:18working
- 22:19two
- 22:19years
- 22:19ago
- 22:19might
- 22:20not
- 22:20work
- 22:20tomorrow.
- 22:21And
- 22:22so
- 22:22you
- 22:22have
- 22:22to
- 22:22be
- 22:22able
- 22:23to
- 22:23identify
- 22:23those
- 22:24things
- 22:24and
- 22:24be
- 22:24creative.
- 22:25And,
- 22:25you
- 22:25know,
- 22:26the
- 22:26concept
- 22:26of
- 22:27being,
- 22:27you
- 22:27know,
- 22:27a
- 22:27secret
- 22:28shopper
- 22:28is,
- 22:28is
- 22:29fantastic.
- 22:29Whether
- 22:29it's
- 22:30someone
- 22:30from
- 22:30your
- 22:30team
- 22:30or
- 22:31you
- 22:31bring
- 22:31someone
- 22:31outside.
- 22:32You
- 22:33know,
- 22:33one
- 22:33of
- 22:33the
- 22:33things
- 22:33that
- 22:33we
- 22:33try
- 22:34and
- 22:34do
- 22:34is
- 22:35as
- 22:35much
- 22:35as
- 22:35we
- 22:36can,
- 22:36as
- 22:36we
- 22:36go
- 22:36out
- 22:37and
- 22:37we
- 22:37experience
- 22:38what
- 22:38other
- 22:38people's
- 22:39campgrounds
- 22:39are
- 22:39doing,
- 22:40you
- 22:41know,
- 22:41like,
- 22:41I
- 22:41can't
- 22:41tell
- 22:41you
- 22:41how
- 22:42many
- 22:42times
- 22:42I've
- 22:42pulled
- 22:42up
- 22:43reservations
- 22:44to
- 22:45book
- 22:45something
- 22:45online
- 22:46that
- 22:46is
- 22:46using
- 22:47Camp
- 22:47Spot.
- 22:48And
- 22:48the
- 22:48first
- 22:48thing
- 22:48I'm
- 22:48doing
- 22:49is
- 22:49comparing
- 22:49that
- 22:49to
- 22:50what
- 22:50that
- 22:50looks
- 22:50like
- 22:51for
- 22:51my
- 22:51koas
- 22:52and
- 22:52how
- 22:52that
- 22:52reservation
- 22:53process
- 22:54goes
- 22:54for
- 22:54me
- 22:54as
- 22:55a
- 22:55guest
- 22:55versus
- 22:56for
- 22:56me
- 22:57as.
- 22:57As
- 22:57the
- 22:57business
- 22:58owner,
- 22:58the
- 22:58operator.
- 22:59Right.
- 22:59And
- 23:00taking
- 23:00those
- 23:00learnings
- 23:01from
- 23:01those
- 23:01things.
- 23:03But
- 23:03again,
- 23:03it's,
- 23:03you
- 23:04know,
- 23:04it
- 23:04is
- 23:04important.
- 23:04And
- 23:05whatever
- 23:05that
- 23:05cadence
- 23:05is,
- 23:06is
- 23:06going
- 23:06to
- 23:07vary
- 23:07depending
- 23:08on,
- 23:08you
- 23:08know,
- 23:08the
- 23:09operator,
- 23:09the
- 23:10park,
- 23:10how
- 23:10much
- 23:11availability
- 23:11and
- 23:12bandwidth
- 23:12you
- 23:12have.
- 23:12But
- 23:13what's
- 23:13important
- 23:13is,
- 23:13is
- 23:14that
- 23:14you,
- 23:14You.
- 23:15You
- 23:15have
- 23:16to
- 23:16revisit
- 23:16it
- 23:17well,
- 23:17and.
- 23:17That'S
- 23:17the
- 23:18elephant
- 23:18in
- 23:18the
- 23:18room.
- 23:18Right.
- 23:18I
- 23:19think
- 23:19it's
- 23:19worthy
- 23:19of
- 23:19a
- 23:19discussion
- 23:20because
- 23:20we
- 23:20have
- 23:20a
- 23:20lot
- 23:21of
- 23:21people
- 23:21who
- 23:21are
- 23:21watching
- 23:21this
- 23:22show,
- 23:22like
- 23:22a
- 23:23Layla
- 23:23or
- 23:23like
- 23:23a
- 23:23Brittany,
- 23:24who
- 23:24own
- 23:241,
- 23:242,
- 23:253
- 23:25campgrounds,
- 23:25who
- 23:26don't
- 23:26have
- 23:27the
- 23:27staff
- 23:27of
- 23:27a
- 23:27KCN
- 23:28or
- 23:28a
- 23:28Horizon
- 23:29Outdoor
- 23:29Hospitality.
- 23:30And
- 23:30so
- 23:31obviously,
- 23:31there
- 23:31are
- 23:31strategies
- 23:32where,
- 23:32like,
- 23:33this
- 23:33isn't
- 23:33something
- 23:33that
- 23:34you
- 23:34have
- 23:34to
- 23:34do
- 23:34a
- 23:34ton
- 23:34of
- 23:35work
- 23:35on
- 23:35yourself.
- 23:35I
- 23:36don't
- 23:36think,
- 23:36Kevin,
- 23:36because
- 23:36you
- 23:37have
- 23:37the
- 23:37whole
- 23:37KOA
- 23:38corporate
- 23:38team
- 23:38behind
- 23:38you
- 23:39doing
- 23:39all
- 23:39that
- 23:39study
- 23:40and
- 23:40about
- 23:40their
- 23:41booking
- 23:41engine
- 23:41specifically.
- 23:42Right.
- 23:42The
- 23:42user
- 23:42experience
- 23:42is
- 23:42what
- 23:43I
- 23:43mean.
- 23:43But
- 23:44how
- 23:44do
- 23:44you
- 23:44balance
- 23:44that,
- 23:45Kevin,
- 23:45coming
- 23:46from
- 23:46that
- 23:46I
- 23:47owned
- 23:47one
- 23:47park
- 23:47to
- 23:48now,
- 23:48I'm
- 23:48going
- 23:48to
- 23:48maybe
- 23:48close
- 23:49on.
- 23:49Well,
- 23:50you
- 23:50are
- 23:50going
- 23:50to
- 23:50close
- 23:50on.
- 23:51Hopefully
- 23:51we
- 23:51won't
- 23:52jinx
- 23:52it.
- 23:52Right.
- 23:52We'll
- 23:52say
- 23:52we're
- 23:53confident
- 23:53in
- 23:53that.
- 23:53Nine
- 23:54parks.
- 23:55Yeah.
- 23:55It's,
- 23:56you
- 23:56know,
- 23:57every
- 23:57level
- 23:58or
- 23:58every
- 23:58stage
- 23:58you're
- 23:58at
- 23:59is
- 23:59it's
- 23:59a
- 23:59different
- 24:00set
- 24:00of
- 24:00problems
- 24:00or
- 24:01different
- 24:01set
- 24:01of
- 24:01puzzles
- 24:02to
- 24:02solve.
- 24:03And,
- 24:03you
- 24:03know,
- 24:03I
- 24:03used
- 24:04to
- 24:04think
- 24:04when
- 24:05I
- 24:05had
- 24:05one
- 24:06park
- 24:06and,
- 24:06you
- 24:06know,
- 24:06maybe
- 24:07a
- 24:07team
- 24:08of
- 24:08four
- 24:08or
- 24:09five
- 24:09people
- 24:09and
- 24:09I
- 24:10was
- 24:10there,
- 24:10you
- 24:11know,
- 24:11most
- 24:12of
- 24:12the
- 24:12time,
- 24:13I
- 24:14would
- 24:14look
- 24:14forward
- 24:15to
- 24:15the
- 24:15day
- 24:15where
- 24:16we
- 24:16had
- 24:16grown
- 24:17and
- 24:17scaled
- 24:17and
- 24:18had
- 24:18an
- 24:18operations
- 24:19team
- 24:19that
- 24:19handled
- 24:19this
- 24:20and
- 24:20how
- 24:20much
- 24:21easier
- 24:21it
- 24:21was
- 24:21going
- 24:21to
- 24:21be
- 24:22and
- 24:22how
- 24:22much
- 24:22different.
- 24:23And
- 24:23it
- 24:24really
- 24:24doesn't
- 24:24take
- 24:24that
- 24:25long
- 24:25once
- 24:26you
- 24:26get
- 24:26to
- 24:27that
- 24:27next
- 24:27level
- 24:27where
- 24:28you
- 24:28are,
- 24:28you
- 24:29are
- 24:29kind
- 24:29of
- 24:29pulled
- 24:30away
- 24:30from
- 24:30that
- 24:30day
- 24:31to
- 24:31day,
- 24:31and
- 24:31you're
- 24:31not
- 24:31the
- 24:32one
- 24:32that's
- 24:32interfacing
- 24:32with
- 24:33the
- 24:33guests
- 24:33all
- 24:33the
- 24:33time
- 24:34and
- 24:34experiencing
- 24:34that.
- 24:35And
- 24:36now,
- 24:37like,
- 24:37there
- 24:37are
- 24:37a
- 24:37lot
- 24:37of
- 24:37times
- 24:38where
- 24:38I'll
- 24:38sit
- 24:38back
- 24:38and
- 24:39say,
- 24:39man,
- 24:40oh,
- 24:40it
- 24:40would
- 24:40be
- 24:40great
- 24:41to
- 24:41just
- 24:41be
- 24:41a
- 24:41single
- 24:41park
- 24:42operator
- 24:42and
- 24:42have
- 24:43a
- 24:43chance
- 24:43to
- 24:43be
- 24:43behind
- 24:43the
- 24:44desk
- 24:44and
- 24:44talk
- 24:44to
- 24:44people
- 24:45and
- 24:45be
- 24:45a
- 24:45part
- 24:45of
- 24:46that
- 24:46experience.
- 24:46Experience
- 24:46and
- 24:47have
- 24:48that,
- 24:48you
- 24:48know,
- 24:49first
- 24:49person,
- 24:50you
- 24:50know,
- 24:51view
- 24:51of
- 24:52what's
- 24:52actually
- 24:52happening.
- 24:53Right.
- 24:54And
- 24:54so
- 24:54it
- 24:55doesn't
- 24:55matter
- 24:55where
- 24:56you
- 24:56are
- 24:56on
- 24:56that
- 24:56journey
- 24:57or,
- 24:57you
- 24:57know,
- 24:57if
- 24:57you're
- 24:58trying
- 24:58to
- 24:58get
- 24:58from
- 24:58one
- 24:59to
- 24:59the
- 24:59other.
- 24:59It's
- 25:00the,
- 25:01the,
- 25:01the
- 25:01process
- 25:02you
- 25:02have
- 25:02to
- 25:02go
- 25:02through
- 25:03is
- 25:03very
- 25:03similar
- 25:04and
- 25:04it's
- 25:05just
- 25:05a
- 25:05different
- 25:06approach
- 25:06to
- 25:06it.
- 25:06And
- 25:07I
- 25:07think
- 25:07that's
- 25:07what's
- 25:07important
- 25:08is,
- 25:08is
- 25:08recognizing
- 25:09that,
- 25:10you
- 25:11know,
- 25:11you,
- 25:11you
- 25:11do
- 25:12have
- 25:12to
- 25:12change
- 25:13the
- 25:13way
- 25:13you
- 25:13do
- 25:13things
- 25:14based
- 25:14off
- 25:14of
- 25:14the
- 25:14situation
- 25:15you're
- 25:15in.
- 25:16And
- 25:16you
- 25:16might
- 25:17have
- 25:18to
- 25:18go
- 25:18about
- 25:18it
- 25:18from
- 25:19a
- 25:19totally
- 25:19different
- 25:20creative
- 25:20way.
- 25:20If
- 25:20you
- 25:20do
- 25:21have
- 25:21a
- 25:21team
- 25:21and
- 25:21you're
- 25:22not
- 25:22the
- 25:22one
- 25:22who's
- 25:22doing
- 25:22it,
- 25:23you
- 25:24know,
- 25:24and
- 25:25learning
- 25:25to
- 25:27kind
- 25:27of
- 25:27transition
- 25:28your
- 25:29viewpoint
- 25:29or
- 25:29how
- 25:30your
- 25:30vision
- 25:30is
- 25:31for
- 25:31how
- 25:31the
- 25:31park
- 25:31should
- 25:32operate
- 25:32to
- 25:33the
- 25:33teams
- 25:33that
- 25:33are
- 25:33going
- 25:33to
- 25:33be
- 25:34doing
- 25:34that,
- 25:34it
- 25:34could
- 25:34be
- 25:34two,
- 25:34three
- 25:35levels
- 25:35removed
- 25:35from
- 25:36you.
- 25:36But
- 25:36then
- 25:37also
- 25:37recognizing,
- 25:37hey,
- 25:38you
- 25:38know,
- 25:38these
- 25:38people
- 25:39are
- 25:39lifelong
- 25:40campers,
- 25:41they
- 25:41have
- 25:41their
- 25:41own
- 25:41point
- 25:42of
- 25:42view.
- 25:42Let
- 25:42me
- 25:44rely
- 25:44on
- 25:45what
- 25:45their
- 25:45experience
- 25:45is
- 25:46because
- 25:46it
- 25:46might
- 25:46be
- 25:46very
- 25:46different
- 25:47from
- 25:47mine
- 25:47and
- 25:47they
- 25:48might
- 25:48connect
- 25:49better
- 25:49with
- 25:49the
- 25:49experience
- 25:50of
- 25:50our,
- 25:51of
- 25:51our
- 25:51guests
- 25:51than
- 25:52I
- 25:52would.
- 25:53And
- 25:53that
- 25:53push
- 25:54and
- 25:54pull
- 25:54is
- 25:54always
- 25:55something
- 25:55that
- 25:55you're
- 25:55working
- 25:55on,
- 25:56right?
- 25:56I
- 25:56mean,
- 25:56it
- 25:57doesn't
- 25:57matter
- 25:57what
- 25:57business
- 25:57you're
- 25:57in.
- 25:58Like,
- 25:58I
- 25:58work
- 25:58on
- 25:58that
- 25:59at
- 25:59my
- 25:59company.
- 26:00Like,
- 26:00I
- 26:00still
- 26:00remember,
- 26:01like,
- 26:01I
- 26:02loved
- 26:02getting
- 26:02on
- 26:03the
- 26:03phone
- 26:03with
- 26:03the
- 26:03smaller
- 26:04operators,
- 26:04talking
- 26:05back
- 26:05like
- 26:052012,
- 26:0613,
- 26:07when
- 26:07we
- 26:07just
- 26:08did
- 26:08review
- 26:08responses
- 26:09and
- 26:09we
- 26:09just
- 26:09did
- 26:09social
- 26:10and
- 26:10talking
- 26:11strategy
- 26:11with
- 26:11them.
- 26:11And
- 26:12now
- 26:12I
- 26:12still
- 26:12would
- 26:13love
- 26:13to
- 26:13do
- 26:13that,
- 26:13but
- 26:13it's
- 26:14just
- 26:14not
- 26:14possible
- 26:15for
- 26:15me
- 26:15at
- 26:15the
- 26:16scope
- 26:16and
- 26:16scale
- 26:16that
- 26:16we've
- 26:17grown
- 26:17to.
- 26:17And
- 26:18so
- 26:18I
- 26:18have
- 26:18to
- 26:18trust
- 26:18those
- 26:19team
- 26:19members,
- 26:19but
- 26:19also
- 26:20have
- 26:20to
- 26:20still
- 26:20make
- 26:21sure
- 26:21that
- 26:21I'm
- 26:21hearing
- 26:22all
- 26:22sides
- 26:22of
- 26:22the
- 26:22story
- 26:23so
- 26:23that
- 26:23we're,
- 26:23we're
- 26:23providing
- 26:24the
- 26:24best
- 26:25client
- 26:25experience
- 26:26in
- 26:26our
- 26:26case,
- 26:26but
- 26:26same
- 26:27thing,
- 26:27guest
- 26:27experience,
- 26:27right?
- 26:28Yeah.
- 26:28And
- 26:29you
- 26:29know,
- 26:29one
- 26:29of
- 26:29the
- 26:29things
- 26:30that
- 26:30we're
- 26:30doing
- 26:31over
- 26:31the
- 26:31last
- 26:31couple
- 26:32years,
- 26:32we
- 26:32started
- 26:32doing,
- 26:33you
- 26:33know,
- 26:33a
- 26:34KCN
- 26:34book
- 26:34club
- 26:34during
- 26:35this
- 26:35lower
- 26:35part
- 26:35of
- 26:35the
- 26:36year.
- 26:36And
- 26:37last
- 26:37year
- 26:37we
- 26:37read
- 26:38Unreasonable
- 26:38Hospitality
- 26:39and
- 26:39we
- 26:39spent
- 26:39a
- 26:39week
- 26:40and
- 26:40kind
- 26:41of
- 26:41everyone
- 26:42took
- 26:42turns
- 26:42from
- 26:42our
- 26:42managers
- 26:43to
- 26:43some
- 26:44of
- 26:44our
- 26:44corporate
- 26:44team
- 26:45and
- 26:45presenting
- 26:45and
- 26:46sharing
- 26:46ideas.
- 26:47This
- 26:47year
- 26:47we're
- 26:47doing
- 26:48fans
- 26:48first
- 26:48about
- 26:48the
- 26:49Savannah
- 26:49Bananas
- 26:49and
- 26:50all
- 26:50with
- 26:50that
- 26:50idea
- 26:51of
- 26:52how
- 26:52do
- 26:52we
- 26:52better
- 26:53prepare
- 26:53ourselves
- 26:54for
- 26:54understanding
- 26:55the
- 26:55guest
- 26:55experience,
- 26:56what
- 26:56the
- 26:56touch
- 26:56points
- 26:56are,
- 26:57what
- 26:57the
- 26:57pain
- 26:57points
- 26:58are.
- 26:58But
- 26:59really
- 26:59what
- 26:59I've
- 26:59taken
- 26:59away,
- 27:00you
- 27:00know,
- 27:00you
- 27:00asked
- 27:00this
- 27:01question,
- 27:01Brian,
- 27:01is
- 27:02as
- 27:02someone
- 27:02who's
- 27:02kind
- 27:02of
- 27:03removed
- 27:04from
- 27:04the
- 27:04day
- 27:04to
- 27:04day
- 27:04operations
- 27:05of
- 27:05the
- 27:05parks,
- 27:06I
- 27:07have
- 27:07to
- 27:07now
- 27:07view
- 27:08it
- 27:08from
- 27:08how
- 27:09do
- 27:09I
- 27:09provide
- 27:09that
- 27:10experience
- 27:10to
- 27:10my
- 27:11team,
- 27:11not
- 27:12necessarily
- 27:12my
- 27:12guests,
- 27:13but
- 27:13the
- 27:13people
- 27:14that
- 27:14work
- 27:14for
- 27:14my
- 27:15company,
- 27:15those
- 27:16are
- 27:16my
- 27:17customers,
- 27:17those
- 27:18are
- 27:18my
- 27:18guests.
- 27:19And
- 27:19if
- 27:19I
- 27:19can
- 27:19create
- 27:20that
- 27:20culture
- 27:21and
- 27:21that
- 27:21experience
- 27:21for
- 27:22them,
- 27:22they
- 27:23will
- 27:23then
- 27:24turn
- 27:24around
- 27:24and
- 27:24do
- 27:25that
- 27:25for
- 27:25our
- 27:25guests
- 27:26and
- 27:26for
- 27:26their
- 27:27team
- 27:27members
- 27:27and
- 27:28for
- 27:28the
- 27:28work
- 27:28campers
- 27:29at
- 27:30each
- 27:30of
- 27:30our
- 27:30individual
- 27:31parks.
- 27:31So
- 27:31it
- 27:31really
- 27:31filters
- 27:32down.
- 27:33Yeah,
- 27:34that's
- 27:34an
- 27:34excellent
- 27:35point,
- 27:36Scott.
- 27:36Scott
- 27:36touched
- 27:37on
- 27:37this
- 27:37briefly
- 27:38about
- 27:38you
- 27:38know,
- 27:38images
- 27:39and
- 27:39that
- 27:39was
- 27:39something
- 27:39that
- 27:39we've
- 27:40always
- 27:40been
- 27:41pretty
- 27:41adamant
- 27:42about
- 27:42to
- 27:42the
- 27:43point
- 27:43where
- 27:43I
- 27:43think
- 27:43for
- 27:43a
- 27:43couple
- 27:44years
- 27:44we,
- 27:44we
- 27:45would
- 27:45hire
- 27:45photographers
- 27:46and
- 27:46go
- 27:46out
- 27:46to
- 27:46campgrounds
- 27:47and
- 27:47take
- 27:47pictures
- 27:48for
- 27:48them.
- 27:48I
- 27:48remember
- 27:48that
- 27:49we
- 27:49were
- 27:50so
- 27:50adamant
- 27:50about
- 27:51you,
- 27:51you
- 27:51have
- 27:51to
- 27:51display
- 27:52the
- 27:52property
- 27:52well
- 27:53online
- 27:53and
- 27:53then
- 27:54that's
- 27:54going
- 27:54to
- 27:54convert
- 27:54online.
- 27:55And
- 27:55you
- 27:55touched
- 27:55on
- 27:55that.
- 27:55Brian,
- 27:56as
- 27:56far
- 27:56as
- 27:56on
- 27:56a
- 27:56conversation
- 27:56conversion,
- 27:57I
- 27:57can't
- 27:58speak
- 27:58to
- 27:58how
- 27:58valuable
- 27:59that
- 27:59is
- 27:59to
- 27:59track
- 27:59that
- 28:00and
- 28:00understand
- 28:01even
- 28:01at
- 28:02the
- 28:02site
- 28:02type
- 28:02level
- 28:03what,
- 28:03what
- 28:03online
- 28:04conversion
- 28:04percentage
- 28:06that
- 28:06that
- 28:06is.
- 28:07And
- 28:07you're
- 28:07getting
- 28:07it
- 28:08in
- 28:08the
- 28:08averages
- 28:08of
- 28:08the
- 28:0960s
- 28:09and
- 28:0970s
- 28:09and
- 28:10you
- 28:10have
- 28:10many
- 28:10parks
- 28:11now
- 28:11getting
- 28:11into
- 28:11the
- 28:1180s
- 28:12and
- 28:1290s
- 28:12of
- 28:12their
- 28:13percentages
- 28:14of
- 28:14their
- 28:14reservations
- 28:15taken
- 28:15online.
- 28:16But
- 28:16you
- 28:16know,
- 28:17he's
- 28:17touched
- 28:17on
- 28:17the,
- 28:18the
- 28:18idea
- 28:18of
- 28:18an
- 28:19image
- 28:19and
- 28:19one
- 28:19thing
- 28:19that,
- 28:19you
- 28:20know,
- 28:20we
- 28:20do
- 28:20kind
- 28:20of
- 28:20within
- 28:20our
- 28:21season
- 28:21reviews
- 28:21is
- 28:22as
- 28:22often
- 28:22as
- 28:22we
- 28:22can
- 28:22with
- 28:23parks
- 28:23and
- 28:23groups
- 28:23is
- 28:24encourage
- 28:25them
- 28:25to
- 28:25look
- 28:25at
- 28:25and
- 28:26refresh
- 28:26their,
- 28:27their
- 28:27images
- 28:28and,
- 28:28and
- 28:28even
- 28:28to
- 28:28the
- 28:28point
- 28:29where
- 28:29you're
- 28:30looking
- 28:30at
- 28:30conversion
- 28:31of
- 28:31whatever
- 28:32that
- 28:32first
- 28:32image
- 28:33is
- 28:33of
- 28:33that
- 28:33site
- 28:33as
- 28:33you're
- 28:34scrolling
- 28:34through
- 28:34those
- 28:35again,
- 28:35like
- 28:35Scott
- 28:36said,
- 28:36sometimes
- 28:36you
- 28:36might
- 28:36only
- 28:37see
- 28:37one
- 28:37image,
- 28:37maybe
- 28:37they
- 28:38see
- 28:38two.
- 28:39But
- 28:39there's
- 28:39images
- 28:40that
- 28:40are
- 28:40going
- 28:40to
- 28:40grab
- 28:41people's
- 28:41attentions
- 28:42better
- 28:42than
- 28:42others
- 28:42and
- 28:42it's
- 28:43so
- 28:43important
- 28:43for
- 28:44parks
- 28:44to
- 28:44know
- 28:44which
- 28:45ones
- 28:45those
- 28:45are.
- 28:46So
- 28:46a
- 28:46simple
- 28:47post,
- 28:48you
- 28:48know,
- 28:48a
- 28:49post
- 28:49day
- 28:49survey
- 28:50that
- 28:50said,
- 28:50you
- 28:50know,
- 28:50hey,
- 28:50what,
- 28:51what
- 28:51did
- 28:51you
- 28:51like
- 28:51most
- 28:51about
- 28:52your
- 28:52site?
- 28:52And
- 28:53if
- 28:53they
- 28:53keep
- 28:53mentioning
- 28:53things
- 28:54of
- 28:54like
- 28:54a
- 28:54view
- 28:54or
- 28:55they
- 28:55keep
- 28:55mentioning
- 28:55things
- 28:55like
- 28:56oh,
- 28:56it
- 28:56was
- 28:56great
- 28:56that
- 28:56we
- 28:57had,
- 28:57you
- 28:58know,
- 28:58two
- 28:58beds
- 28:59or
- 28:59the
- 28:59kitchenette
- 29:00or
- 29:00you
- 29:00know,
- 29:00whatever
- 29:00the
- 29:01case
- 29:01is,
- 29:01it
- 29:01was
- 29:01great.
- 29:01Like
- 29:02you'll
- 29:02get
- 29:02some
- 29:02of
- 29:02that
- 29:03feedback
- 29:03and
- 29:03then
- 29:03use
- 29:04that
- 29:04feedback
- 29:05100%
- 29:06as
- 29:06those
- 29:06stock
- 29:07images
- 29:07that
- 29:07you're
- 29:08using
- 29:08to,
- 29:09to
- 29:09display
- 29:09those
- 29:10properties
- 29:10and,
- 29:10and
- 29:11to
- 29:11understand
- 29:12what
- 29:12it
- 29:13is
- 29:13that's
- 29:13catching
- 29:13those
- 29:13people's
- 29:14attention
- 29:14because
- 29:15at
- 29:15the
- 29:15end
- 29:15of
- 29:15the
- 29:15day,
- 29:15yeah,
- 29:16you
- 29:16want
- 29:16them
- 29:16to
- 29:16convert
- 29:17online.
- 29:17You
- 29:17don't
- 29:17want
- 29:17them
- 29:17to
- 29:18feel
- 29:18the
- 29:18need
- 29:18to
- 29:18call
- 29:19and
- 29:19ask
- 29:19these
- 29:20questions
- 29:20because
- 29:20even
- 29:20asking
- 29:21questions
- 29:21over
- 29:21the
- 29:21phone
- 29:22isn't
- 29:22going
- 29:22to
- 29:22Give
- 29:22you
- 29:22the
- 29:22representation
- 29:23of
- 29:23the
- 29:23site,
- 29:24of
- 29:24the
- 29:24site
- 29:24type.
- 29:24So
- 29:25yeah,
- 29:26I
- 29:26love
- 29:26what
- 29:26Scott
- 29:27said
- 29:27there.
- 29:27And
- 29:27getting
- 29:28as
- 29:28granular
- 29:28as
- 29:28you
- 29:28can
- 29:29as
- 29:29far
- 29:29as
- 29:29on
- 29:29what
- 29:29images
- 29:30work,
- 29:31it's
- 29:31incredible
- 29:31at
- 29:32how
- 29:32much
- 29:32that
- 29:32helps
- 29:33convert
- 29:33because
- 29:34you'll
- 29:34see
- 29:34a
- 29:3420,
- 29:3530%
- 29:35conversion
- 29:36sometimes
- 29:36with
- 29:36the
- 29:36difference
- 29:37of
- 29:37some
- 29:37images.
- 29:39And
- 29:40just
- 29:40to
- 29:41add
- 29:41really
- 29:41quick
- 29:42to
- 29:42what
- 29:42Casey
- 29:42said,
- 29:43because
- 29:43I
- 29:43think
- 29:43it's
- 29:43really
- 29:43important
- 29:45hospitality
- 29:46is
- 29:47in.
- 29:47I
- 29:48mean,
- 29:48it's
- 29:48many
- 29:48things,
- 29:49but
- 29:49really
- 29:49it's
- 29:50meeting
- 29:50people
- 29:51where
- 29:51they
- 29:51are.
- 29:52And
- 29:53so
- 29:54understand
- 29:55from
- 29:55your
- 29:55guest.
- 29:56And
- 29:56what
- 29:56I
- 29:56mean
- 29:56by
- 29:56that
- 29:56is
- 29:57understand
- 29:57from
- 29:58your
- 29:58guest
- 29:59what
- 29:59it
- 29:59is
- 29:59that
- 29:59resonates
- 30:00with
- 30:00them
- 30:01and
- 30:01pursue
- 30:02that
- 30:03naming
- 30:03convention.
- 30:04Don't
- 30:05try
- 30:05to
- 30:05fit
- 30:05them
- 30:05into
- 30:06a
- 30:06box
- 30:07of
- 30:07what
- 30:07like,
- 30:08I
- 30:08mean,
- 30:08I'll
- 30:08take
- 30:08ownership
- 30:09of
- 30:09that.
- 30:09I
- 30:09thought
- 30:09it
- 30:09was
- 30:10a
- 30:10really
- 30:10cool
- 30:10name,
- 30:11but
- 30:12you
- 30:12know,
- 30:12what
- 30:13is
- 30:13it?
- 30:13And
- 30:14it's
- 30:14not
- 30:14really
- 30:15resonating
- 30:15as
- 30:16much
- 30:16as
- 30:17what
- 30:18I
- 30:18think
- 30:18the
- 30:19guest
- 30:19may
- 30:19actually
- 30:21be
- 30:21looking
- 30:21for.
- 30:22And
- 30:22so
- 30:23looking
- 30:24into
- 30:24that,
- 30:25having
- 30:25that
- 30:26post,
- 30:26say,
- 30:27survey,
- 30:28talking
- 30:29face
- 30:29to
- 30:29face
- 30:29with
- 30:29your
- 30:30guests
- 30:30when
- 30:31they're
- 30:31there,
- 30:31if
- 30:31you,
- 30:32if
- 30:32you
- 30:32stop
- 30:32by
- 30:33after
- 30:33they've
- 30:33checked
- 30:33in,
- 30:34you
- 30:34know,
- 30:34really
- 30:35just
- 30:35understand
- 30:35what
- 30:36it
- 30:36is
- 30:36that
- 30:36drew
- 30:37them
- 30:37there.
- 30:37I
- 30:37think
- 30:37that's
- 30:37a
- 30:37really
- 30:38good
- 30:38point,
- 30:38Casey.
- 30:39Just
- 30:39meeting
- 30:39people
- 30:39where
- 30:40they
- 30:40are,
- 30:40don't
- 30:40try
- 30:40to
- 30:40be
- 30:41cute,
- 30:41don't
- 30:41try
- 30:41to
- 30:41fit
- 30:42it
- 30:42into
- 30:42a
- 30:42box.
- 30:43Just
- 30:44really
- 30:44understand
- 30:45what's
- 30:46going
- 30:46to
- 30:47relate
- 30:48to
- 30:48the
- 30:48guest.
- 30:49Well,
- 30:49and
- 30:49that
- 30:49serves
- 30:50another
- 30:50purpose
- 30:50too,
- 30:50right?
- 30:51The
- 30:51other
- 30:51purpose
- 30:52that
- 30:52serves
- 30:52is
- 30:53that
- 30:53stops
- 30:53the
- 30:53people
- 30:54potentially
- 30:54from
- 30:55airing
- 30:55their
- 30:56grievances
- 30:56publicly
- 30:57where
- 30:57other
- 30:57people
- 30:57can
- 30:58see
- 30:58it.
- 30:59And
- 30:59I
- 31:00remember
- 31:00years
- 31:00ago,
- 31:00we
- 31:00used
- 31:01to
- 31:01give
- 31:01away
- 31:01a
- 31:01book
- 31:01at
- 31:02convention.
- 31:02We
- 31:02were
- 31:02just
- 31:02doing
- 31:03review
- 31:03responses
- 31:03called
- 31:04hug
- 31:04your
- 31:04haters
- 31:05and
- 31:05we
- 31:05used
- 31:05to
- 31:06order
- 31:06dozens
- 31:07of
- 31:07copies
- 31:07of
- 31:07these.
- 31:07And
- 31:07we
- 31:08give
- 31:08people
- 31:08away
- 31:09at
- 31:09trade
- 31:09show
- 31:10booths,
- 31:11you
- 31:11know,
- 31:11for,
- 31:12for
- 31:12talking
- 31:12about
- 31:12like
- 31:12how
- 31:13to
- 31:13treat
- 31:13your
- 31:13guests
- 31:13and
- 31:13how
- 31:13to
- 31:14let.
- 31:14But,
- 31:14but
- 31:14big
- 31:15portion
- 31:15of
- 31:15that
- 31:16book
- 31:16was
- 31:16you've
- 31:17got
- 31:17to
- 31:17give.
- 31:17Like
- 31:18most
- 31:18of
- 31:18the
- 31:18complaints
- 31:18that
- 31:18come
- 31:18online
- 31:19are
- 31:19because
- 31:19they
- 31:19couldn't
- 31:20get
- 31:20ahold
- 31:20of
- 31:20you.
- 31:20They
- 31:20emailed
- 31:21you,
- 31:21they
- 31:21didn't
- 31:21get
- 31:21an
- 31:22answer,
- 31:22they
- 31:22tried
- 31:22to
- 31:22call
- 31:22you,
- 31:23they
- 31:23didn't
- 31:23get
- 31:23an
- 31:23answer,
- 31:23they
- 31:23went
- 31:24to
- 31:24your
- 31:24office
- 31:24and
- 31:24it
- 31:24was
- 31:24closed
- 31:25when
- 31:25they
- 31:25were
- 31:25checking
- 31:25out.
- 31:26And,
- 31:26and
- 31:27then
- 31:27the
- 31:27last
- 31:27resort,
- 31:28usually,
- 31:28and
- 31:29certainly
- 31:29there
- 31:29are
- 31:29exceptions
- 31:30to
- 31:30this,
- 31:30they're
- 31:31the
- 31:31crazy
- 31:31people,
- 31:32right,
- 31:32who
- 31:32will
- 31:32go
- 31:32do
- 31:33it
- 31:33anyway.
- 31:34But
- 31:35most
- 31:35people,
- 31:36if
- 31:36you
- 31:37answer
- 31:37and
- 31:37give
- 31:38them
- 31:38sincere
- 31:39consideration
- 31:40and
- 31:41show
- 31:41them
- 31:41that
- 31:41you're
- 31:41listening,
- 31:42you
- 31:42understand
- 31:42their
- 31:42perspective,
- 31:43even
- 31:43if
- 31:43you
- 31:43don't
- 31:43agree
- 31:44with
- 31:44it
- 31:44and
- 31:44you're
- 31:44willing
- 31:44to
- 31:45listen
- 31:45and
- 31:45try
- 31:46to
- 31:46Correct
- 31:46and
- 31:46improve
- 31:46where
- 31:46you
- 31:47can.
- 31:47That
- 31:48serves
- 31:48that
- 31:48other
- 31:48purpose
- 31:49too
- 31:49of
- 31:49guarding
- 31:50your
- 31:50campground
- 31:50against
- 31:51potential
- 31:51negative
- 31:52press
- 31:52or
- 31:53opinion.
- 31:54Yeah.
- 31:54I
- 31:55will
- 31:55say
- 31:55though,
- 31:55Brian,
- 31:56one
- 31:56thing
- 31:56I've
- 31:56noticed,
- 31:57I
- 31:57feel
- 31:57like
- 31:58Covid
- 31:58just
- 31:58lit
- 31:58it
- 31:59on
- 31:59fire.
- 32:00Was
- 32:00the
- 32:02guest
- 32:03who
- 32:03is
- 32:03intent
- 32:04on
- 32:06that
- 32:07refund
- 32:07or
- 32:08a
- 32:08credit.
- 32:09And
- 32:09you
- 32:09can
- 32:09kind
- 32:10of,
- 32:10if
- 32:10you're
- 32:10on
- 32:10the
- 32:11front
- 32:11lines
- 32:11and
- 32:11I
- 32:11know
- 32:12some
- 32:12of
- 32:12you
- 32:12guys
- 32:12have
- 32:12worked
- 32:12your
- 32:13way
- 32:13off
- 32:13of
- 32:13it
- 32:13and
- 32:13it's
- 32:13probably
- 32:14one
- 32:14of
- 32:14the
- 32:14things
- 32:14you
- 32:14miss
- 32:15on
- 32:15the
- 32:15touch
- 32:15point.
- 32:15But
- 32:18there's
- 32:18just
- 32:18a
- 32:18percentage
- 32:19of
- 32:19guests
- 32:19that
- 32:19are
- 32:20really
- 32:20aggressive
- 32:21about
- 32:21it.
- 32:21And
- 32:22I'm
- 32:22sort
- 32:22of
- 32:22one.
- 32:23I
- 32:23read
- 32:23that
- 32:23book.
- 32:23He
- 32:24gave
- 32:24that
- 32:24book
- 32:24to
- 32:24me
- 32:24and
- 32:25I
- 32:25read
- 32:25it
- 32:26and
- 32:26I,
- 32:26I
- 32:27still
- 32:27think
- 32:27that,
- 32:27you
- 32:28know,
- 32:28I,
- 32:28I
- 32:28kind
- 32:28of
- 32:28blame
- 32:29Nordstrom's.
- 32:29The
- 32:30Nordstrom's
- 32:30was,
- 32:31was
- 32:31the
- 32:31originator,
- 32:32I
- 32:32believe,
- 32:32of
- 32:32the
- 32:32customer
- 32:33is
- 32:33always
- 32:33right
- 32:34and
- 32:36they're
- 32:36not,
- 32:37to
- 32:37be
- 32:37clear,
- 32:39who's
- 32:39cruel
- 32:39to
- 32:39your
- 32:40team,
- 32:41who
- 32:41is
- 32:41a
- 32:41bad
- 32:42guest.
- 32:43And
- 32:43we
- 32:43just
- 32:43give
- 32:44them
- 32:44that
- 32:44slice
- 32:44of
- 32:44pizza.
- 32:45Right.
- 32:45I
- 32:45think
- 32:45one
- 32:45of
- 32:46the
- 32:46examples
- 32:46in
- 32:46the
- 32:46book,
- 32:46if
- 32:47I'm
- 32:47remembering
- 32:47right,
- 32:47was
- 32:48from
- 32:48a
- 32:48pizza
- 32:48restaurant.
- 32:48Just
- 32:49give
- 32:49them
- 32:49a
- 32:49free
- 32:49pizza.
- 32:49Give
- 32:50them
- 32:50a
- 32:50free
- 32:50pizza.
- 32:51Well,
- 32:51we've
- 32:51told.
- 32:51Taught
- 32:52our
- 32:52American
- 32:52consumers
- 32:53that
- 32:53they
- 32:54just.
- 32:54If
- 32:54they're
- 32:54mean
- 32:55enough,
- 32:55really,
- 32:56let's
- 32:56just
- 32:56call
- 32:56it
- 32:56what
- 32:57it
- 32:57is
- 32:57that
- 32:57they're
- 32:57going
- 32:58to
- 32:58get
- 32:58a
- 32:58free
- 32:58pizza.
- 32:59I
- 33:00think
- 33:00it's
- 33:00a,
- 33:01I
- 33:01think
- 33:01it's.
- 33:02If
- 33:02your
- 33:02facility
- 33:03didn't
- 33:03let
- 33:03them
- 33:03down,
- 33:04if
- 33:05they're
- 33:05just
- 33:06mean,
- 33:07unrealistic.
- 33:08I'm
- 33:08happy
- 33:08because
- 33:09it
- 33:09rained.
- 33:10Right.
- 33:10Did
- 33:11not
- 33:11bother
- 33:12to
- 33:12research
- 33:12or
- 33:13make
- 33:13sure
- 33:13that
- 33:14this
- 33:14campground,
- 33:14even
- 33:14the
- 33:15most
- 33:15basic
- 33:15things
- 33:15were
- 33:16right
- 33:16for
- 33:16them.
- 33:17I
- 33:18am
- 33:18reluctant
- 33:18to
- 33:18buy
- 33:19into
- 33:19that
- 33:19mentality.
- 33:20And
- 33:20I
- 33:20think
- 33:20we're,
- 33:21we're
- 33:21just
- 33:21perpetuating
- 33:22that
- 33:22over
- 33:23entitled.
- 33:24And
- 33:24I
- 33:24will
- 33:24say
- 33:24it,
- 33:24you
- 33:25know,
- 33:25often
- 33:25it's
- 33:25that
- 33:25American
- 33:26consumer.
- 33:27So
- 33:27I
- 33:28have
- 33:28a
- 33:28thing.
- 33:28You're
- 33:29mean
- 33:29to
- 33:29my
- 33:29team.
- 33:30You
- 33:30know,
- 33:30we're
- 33:31going
- 33:31to
- 33:31break
- 33:31up
- 33:32and
- 33:32that's
- 33:33it.
- 33:33You
- 33:33don't
- 33:33get
- 33:34to
- 33:34be
- 33:34mean
- 33:34to
- 33:34my
- 33:34team.
- 33:35And
- 33:35this
- 33:35is
- 33:35to
- 33:36the
- 33:36point
- 33:36that
- 33:36we
- 33:37were
- 33:37just
- 33:37talking
- 33:37about.
- 33:38My
- 33:38job
- 33:38is
- 33:38to
- 33:38take
- 33:39care
- 33:39of
- 33:39my
- 33:39team.
- 33:39My
- 33:40team
- 33:40is
- 33:40wonderful,
- 33:41hospitality
- 33:41minded.
- 33:42Bend
- 33:42over
- 33:42backwards.
- 33:43I
- 33:43know
- 33:43British
- 33:43has
- 33:44had
- 33:44some
- 33:44great
- 33:44conversations
- 33:45with
- 33:45my
- 33:45guys
- 33:45at
- 33:45the
- 33:45RV
- 33:46shows.
- 33:46Yeah.
- 33:47If
- 33:47they
- 33:47can't
- 33:47make
- 33:48you
- 33:48happy
- 33:48and
- 33:49you're
- 33:49mean
- 33:49to
- 33:50them,
- 33:50we're
- 33:50done.
- 33:50And
- 33:51I'm
- 33:51not
- 33:51giving
- 33:51them
- 33:51the
- 33:51pizza.
- 33:52Brian.
- 33:52Just
- 33:52so
- 33:52you
- 33:52know.
- 33:53So
- 33:54I'm
- 33:54not
- 33:54necessarily
- 33:55advocating
- 33:55for
- 33:55that.
- 33:56Right.
- 33:56And
- 33:56I
- 33:56think
- 33:57I
- 33:57want
- 33:57to
- 33:57hear
- 33:57from
- 33:57some
- 33:57of
- 33:58the
- 33:58operators
- 33:58here
- 33:59instead
- 33:59of
- 33:59just
- 33:59me
- 34:00in
- 34:00a
- 34:00Second,
- 34:00about
- 34:00this
- 34:01topic,
- 34:02but
- 34:02I'm
- 34:02not
- 34:02advocating
- 34:03for
- 34:03giving
- 34:03away
- 34:03free
- 34:03stuff.
- 34:04Like,
- 34:04if
- 34:04they're
- 34:04an.
- 34:05Let's
- 34:05just
- 34:05call
- 34:06it
- 34:06what
- 34:06it
- 34:06is,
- 34:06right?
- 34:06Because
- 34:07we're
- 34:07not
- 34:07censored
- 34:07by
- 34:07the
- 34:07fcc.
- 34:08I
- 34:08think
- 34:08we
- 34:08can
- 34:08say
- 34:09if
- 34:10they're
- 34:11then
- 34:11for
- 34:12sure,
- 34:12right?
- 34:13But
- 34:13no,
- 34:13you
- 34:13can
- 34:14still
- 34:14have
- 34:14that
- 34:14initial
- 34:15conversation
- 34:15with
- 34:16them.
- 34:16You
- 34:16can
- 34:16still
- 34:16say,
- 34:17you
- 34:17know,
- 34:18try
- 34:18to
- 34:18solve
- 34:18their
- 34:19problem,
- 34:19because
- 34:19at
- 34:19the
- 34:19very
- 34:20least,
- 34:20in
- 34:20the
- 34:21worst
- 34:21case
- 34:21scenario,
- 34:21they
- 34:21leave
- 34:22you
- 34:22a
- 34:22one
- 34:22star
- 34:22review
- 34:23and
- 34:23scream
- 34:23at
- 34:24you.
- 34:24You
- 34:24can
- 34:24respond
- 34:25and
- 34:25say,
- 34:25hey,
- 34:26Peter,
- 34:26we
- 34:26tried
- 34:27to
- 34:27talk
- 34:27to
- 34:27you.
- 34:27We
- 34:27had
- 34:27a
- 34:27conversation
- 34:28in
- 34:28the
- 34:28office.
- 34:28We.
- 34:29And
- 34:29then
- 34:29that
- 34:29diffuses
- 34:30it
- 34:30for
- 34:30everybody
- 34:30else
- 34:31who
- 34:31reads
- 34:31it.
- 34:32100
- 34:32agree
- 34:33with
- 34:33that,
- 34:33Brian.
- 34:33You
- 34:34have
- 34:34to
- 34:34be
- 34:34accessible.
- 34:34You
- 34:35have
- 34:35to
- 34:35be
- 34:35willing
- 34:35to
- 34:35hear
- 34:35them
- 34:36out.
- 34:36And
- 34:36so
- 34:36does
- 34:37your
- 34:37team.
- 34:37Because
- 34:38when
- 34:38we're
- 34:38tired
- 34:38and
- 34:39beat
- 34:39up
- 34:39after
- 34:40a
- 34:40long
- 34:40weekend
- 34:41with
- 34:41maybe
- 34:41900
- 34:42guests
- 34:42on
- 34:42site,
- 34:43sometimes
- 34:44the
- 34:44last
- 34:44thing
- 34:44you
- 34:44want
- 34:45to
- 34:45hear
- 34:45are
- 34:45those
- 34:45words.
- 34:45You
- 34:46know,
- 34:46I
- 34:46just
- 34:46think
- 34:46you
- 34:46should
- 34:47know.
- 34:47But
- 34:47sometimes
- 34:48you
- 34:49got
- 34:49a
- 34:49brace.
- 34:49But
- 34:50sometimes
- 34:50you
- 34:50really
- 34:50do
- 34:51need
- 34:51to
- 34:51know,
- 34:52and
- 34:52sometimes
- 34:53you
- 34:53really
- 34:53don't
- 34:53and
- 34:53you
- 34:53want
- 34:54to
- 34:54slit
- 34:54your
- 34:54wrists.
- 34:55No,
- 34:56I
- 34:56just
- 34:56need
- 34:56to
- 34:56build
- 34:57a
- 34:57hospital.
- 34:57Somebody
- 34:58told
- 34:58me
- 34:58I
- 34:58should
- 34:58have
- 34:58a
- 34:58hospital
- 34:59closer
- 34:59to
- 34:59my
- 34:59campgrounds.
- 35:00I
- 35:00thought
- 35:00I
- 35:00was
- 35:00really
- 35:01letting
- 35:01the
- 35:01guests.
- 35:02I
- 35:02was
- 35:02like,
- 35:02are
- 35:02you
- 35:02really
- 35:03suggesting
- 35:03it's
- 35:03my
- 35:03responsibility
- 35:04to
- 35:04build
- 35:05and
- 35:05maintain
- 35:05medical
- 35:06facilities?
- 35:06Interesting
- 35:07perspective.
- 35:08So
- 35:08some
- 35:08people
- 35:09are
- 35:09just
- 35:09crazy,
- 35:09right?
- 35:10But
- 35:10yes,
- 35:10no,
- 35:11Brian,
- 35:12differentiating
- 35:12between
- 35:13the
- 35:13two.
- 35:13And
- 35:14I
- 35:14think,
- 35:14you
- 35:14know,
- 35:15the
- 35:15bigger
- 35:15operators
- 35:15that
- 35:15are
- 35:16here
- 35:16on
- 35:16the
- 35:16call
- 35:16with
- 35:16us
- 35:17down
- 35:17to
- 35:17Britain,
- 35:18I
- 35:18are
- 35:18still
- 35:18on
- 35:19the
- 35:19front
- 35:19lines
- 35:19and
- 35:19maybe
- 35:20we'll
- 35:20always
- 35:20choose
- 35:21to
- 35:21have
- 35:21that
- 35:22role.
- 35:23Knowing
- 35:24the
- 35:24difference
- 35:24between
- 35:25the
- 35:25two
- 35:25is
- 35:26tough
- 35:27and
- 35:27probably
- 35:28the
- 35:28biggest
- 35:28risk
- 35:29of
- 35:29burnout
- 35:29for
- 35:30our
- 35:30team
- 35:30and
- 35:30ourselves.
- 35:31I
- 35:31talked
- 35:31to
- 35:32a
- 35:32lot
- 35:32of
- 35:32campground
- 35:33owners
- 35:33like
- 35:33myself
- 35:34that
- 35:34have
- 35:34only
- 35:34made
- 35:35it
- 35:35seven
- 35:35or
- 35:35eight
- 35:35years
- 35:36in
- 35:36the
- 35:36industry
- 35:36and
- 35:36have
- 35:36sold.
- 35:37And
- 35:37some
- 35:37of
- 35:37it
- 35:37is
- 35:38because
- 35:38of
- 35:38the
- 35:39fact
- 35:39that
- 35:39campgrounds
- 35:40are
- 35:40so
- 35:40valuable
- 35:40these
- 35:41days.
- 35:41And
- 35:41there's
- 35:41people
- 35:42like
- 35:42Kevin
- 35:42and
- 35:43other
- 35:43investors
- 35:44that
- 35:44are
- 35:44happy
- 35:45to
- 35:46reach
- 35:46out
- 35:47to
- 35:47us
- 35:47when
- 35:48we're
- 35:48tired.
- 35:49But
- 35:50it's
- 35:50also
- 35:50that
- 35:51putting
- 35:51yourself
- 35:52out
- 35:52there
- 35:52and
- 35:52giving
- 35:53100%
- 35:54can
- 35:55sometimes
- 35:55really
- 35:55be
- 35:55heartbreaking.
- 35:56And
- 35:56I
- 35:56think
- 35:56we
- 35:57neglect
- 35:57that
- 35:57conversation
- 35:58in
- 35:58this
- 35:58industry
- 35:59a
- 35:59little.
- 36:00I
- 36:01don't
- 36:01know
- 36:01somebody
- 36:02else
- 36:02feel
- 36:02that
- 36:02with
- 36:02their
- 36:03team
- 36:03members
- 36:03or
- 36:03with
- 36:04themselves.
- 36:05If
- 36:05I
- 36:05can
- 36:06jump
- 36:06in
- 36:06real
- 36:06quick.
- 36:06Yeah,
- 36:07go
- 36:07ahead,
- 36:07Brian.
- 36:08One
- 36:08thing
- 36:08that,
- 36:08that
- 36:09really
- 36:09just
- 36:10kind
- 36:10of
- 36:10popped
- 36:10into
- 36:10mind,
- 36:10in
- 36:11my
- 36:11mind
- 36:11as
- 36:11you're
- 36:11talking,
- 36:12Leela,
- 36:12is
- 36:13those
- 36:13conversations
- 36:14are
- 36:14hard,
- 36:14right?
- 36:14I've
- 36:14been
- 36:15there,
- 36:15right?
- 36:15I've
- 36:15had
- 36:15the
- 36:16people
- 36:16that
- 36:16come
- 36:17in
- 36:17and
- 36:17scream
- 36:17at
- 36:17you.
- 36:18And
- 36:18we
- 36:18kind
- 36:18of
- 36:18have
- 36:18this.
- 36:19The
- 36:19zero
- 36:19tolerance
- 36:20policy
- 36:20of
- 36:21we're
- 36:21not
- 36:21going
- 36:21to
- 36:21let
- 36:22our
- 36:22guests
- 36:22abuse
- 36:23our.
- 36:23Our
- 36:24team.
- 36:24Right.
- 36:24Like
- 36:24I
- 36:25said
- 36:25before,
- 36:26my
- 36:26main
- 36:26responsibility
- 36:27is
- 36:27to
- 36:27take
- 36:28care
- 36:28of
- 36:28my
- 36:28team.
- 36:28If
- 36:29I
- 36:29do
- 36:29that,
- 36:29my
- 36:29team
- 36:30will
- 36:30take
- 36:30care
- 36:30of
- 36:30the
- 36:30guests.
- 36:32But
- 36:32also,
- 36:33you
- 36:33know,
- 36:33I.
- 36:33I
- 36:34think
- 36:34there's
- 36:34a
- 36:34couple
- 36:34things.
- 36:34Is
- 36:35one,
- 36:35each
- 36:35situation
- 36:36is
- 36:36different.
- 36:37We
- 36:37have
- 36:37to
- 36:37provide
- 36:38some
- 36:39kind
- 36:39of
- 36:39a
- 36:39system
- 36:40or
- 36:40tool
- 36:40or
- 36:40training
- 36:41to
- 36:41whoever
- 36:41is
- 36:42on
- 36:42the
- 36:42front
- 36:42lines
- 36:42of,
- 36:43you
- 36:43know,
- 36:43this
- 36:43is
- 36:43how
- 36:43you
- 36:44triage
- 36:44these
- 36:44situations.
- 36:45Knowing
- 36:45that
- 36:46you
- 36:46can't
- 36:46just
- 36:46take
- 36:46one
- 36:47playbook
- 36:47and,
- 36:48you
- 36:48know,
- 36:49it's
- 36:49not
- 36:49like
- 36:49a
- 36:50call
- 36:50center
- 36:50script
- 36:51if
- 36:51they
- 36:51answer
- 36:51this.
- 36:52Flip
- 36:52to
- 36:53page
- 36:5312
- 36:53and
- 36:53do
- 36:53this.
- 36:54Right.
- 36:54That's.
- 36:55That's
- 36:55a
- 36:55little
- 36:55bit
- 36:55too
- 36:56prescriptive.
- 36:56But
- 36:57think
- 36:57about
- 36:58the
- 36:58impact
- 36:58of
- 36:58what
- 36:59your
- 36:59example
- 36:59was,
- 36:59Leela,
- 37:00on
- 37:00the
- 37:01other
- 37:01guests
- 37:02and
- 37:02on
- 37:03your
- 37:03team,
- 37:03where
- 37:04if
- 37:04someone
- 37:04comes
- 37:04in
- 37:05and
- 37:05they
- 37:05are
- 37:05unfairly,
- 37:07verbally
- 37:07abusive
- 37:08to
- 37:08you
- 37:08or
- 37:09your
- 37:09team
- 37:09members
- 37:10and
- 37:10you
- 37:10say,
- 37:11you
- 37:11know
- 37:11what,
- 37:11we're
- 37:11sorry
- 37:12that
- 37:12we
- 37:12couldn't
- 37:12make
- 37:13your
- 37:13stay
- 37:14enjoyable,
- 37:15but
- 37:15I
- 37:15think
- 37:15it's
- 37:15time
- 37:16for
- 37:16us
- 37:16to
- 37:16part
- 37:16ways.
- 37:17We'd
- 37:17like
- 37:17to
- 37:17ask
- 37:17you
- 37:17to
- 37:18leave.
- 37:18If
- 37:18that
- 37:19person
- 37:19really
- 37:19is
- 37:20a
- 37:20jerk
- 37:20and
- 37:20is
- 37:21causing
- 37:21problems,
- 37:22what
- 37:23message
- 37:23does
- 37:23that
- 37:24send
- 37:24to
- 37:24the
- 37:24guests
- 37:24that
- 37:25are
- 37:25in
- 37:25the
- 37:25site
- 37:25next
- 37:25to
- 37:26them
- 37:26that
- 37:26have
- 37:26been
- 37:26dealing
- 37:27with
- 37:27that
- 37:27person
- 37:27who's
- 37:28yelling
- 37:28at
- 37:28their
- 37:28kids
- 37:29and
- 37:29yelling
- 37:29at
- 37:29everybody
- 37:30and,
- 37:30you
- 37:30know,
- 37:31making
- 37:31a
- 37:31mess?
- 37:32You've
- 37:32now
- 37:32just
- 37:32won
- 37:33over
- 37:34all
- 37:34of
- 37:34those
- 37:34other
- 37:34guests
- 37:35who
- 37:35are
- 37:35going
- 37:35to
- 37:35want
- 37:35to
- 37:36come
- 37:36back
- 37:37because
- 37:37they
- 37:37recognize
- 37:38that
- 37:38that's
- 37:38the
- 37:39experience
- 37:39they're
- 37:39going
- 37:39to
- 37:39get
- 37:40and
- 37:40to
- 37:41the
- 37:41same
- 37:41level
- 37:41with
- 37:42your
- 37:42team.
- 37:43If
- 37:43they
- 37:44recognize
- 37:44that
- 37:45you
- 37:45have
- 37:45their
- 37:45back
- 37:46and
- 37:46you're
- 37:46not
- 37:46going
- 37:46to
- 37:46put
- 37:47up
- 37:47with
- 37:47that,
- 37:47they're
- 37:48going
- 37:48to
- 37:48want
- 37:48to
- 37:48come
- 37:48back
- 37:48and
- 37:49work
- 37:49for
- 37:49you.
- 37:50And,
- 37:50you
- 37:50know,
- 37:51losing.
- 37:51Losing
- 37:52a
- 37:52bad
- 37:52guest
- 37:53is
- 37:53a
- 37:53lot
- 37:54better
- 37:55than
- 37:55losing
- 37:56a
- 37:56good
- 37:56guess
- 37:57and
- 37:57losing
- 37:57multiple
- 37:58and
- 37:58so.
- 37:58Or
- 37:59a
- 37:59good
- 37:59employee.
- 37:59Right?
- 38:00Yeah,
- 38:00exactly.
- 38:01You
- 38:02know,
- 38:02and
- 38:03I'm
- 38:03not
- 38:03suggesting
- 38:04in
- 38:04any
- 38:04way
- 38:04that
- 38:05those
- 38:05conversations
- 38:05are
- 38:06easy.
- 38:06Like
- 38:06I
- 38:06said,
- 38:07I've
- 38:07been
- 38:07there.
- 38:07I've
- 38:07done
- 38:07it.
- 38:08It's
- 38:08hard,
- 38:08hard,
- 38:08and
- 38:09it
- 38:09is
- 38:09draining
- 38:10emotionally,
- 38:12and
- 38:12it's
- 38:12really
- 38:13difficult
- 38:13to
- 38:13work
- 38:13with.
- 38:13But
- 38:14it
- 38:14is
- 38:14important
- 38:14to.
- 38:15To,
- 38:16you
- 38:16know,
- 38:17feel
- 38:17comfortable
- 38:18that
- 38:18you
- 38:19can
- 38:19do
- 38:19that.
- 38:19You
- 38:19can
- 38:20say
- 38:20no.
- 38:21Right.
- 38:22You
- 38:22know,
- 38:22because
- 38:23you
- 38:23can't
- 38:23let
- 38:23one
- 38:24bad
- 38:24apple
- 38:24ruin
- 38:25the
- 38:25experience
- 38:25for
- 38:25everybody
- 38:26else.
- 38:27And
- 38:27it
- 38:27is
- 38:27like,
- 38:27no
- 38:28matter
- 38:28what
- 38:28business
- 38:28you're
- 38:28running,
- 38:29it's
- 38:29training,
- 38:29like,
- 38:29it's
- 38:29draining
- 38:30emotionally
- 38:30for
- 38:30me
- 38:30in
- 38:31two
- 38:31different
- 38:31ways.
- 38:31Right.
- 38:31With
- 38:32our
- 38:32clients,
- 38:33it's
- 38:33The.
- 38:33There's
- 38:34the
- 38:34flip
- 38:34side
- 38:34of,
- 38:34like,
- 38:35I've
- 38:35let
- 38:35somebody
- 38:36down
- 38:36because
- 38:37I
- 38:37didn't
- 38:37do
- 38:38my
- 38:38job
- 38:38or
- 38:38a
- 38:38team
- 38:39member
- 38:39didn't
- 38:39do
- 38:39their
- 38:39job
- 38:40correctly.
- 38:40And
- 38:41so
- 38:41that's
- 38:41the
- 38:41case
- 38:41where,
- 38:42like,
- 38:42we're
- 38:42not
- 38:42giving
- 38:43you
- 38:43the
- 38:43free
- 38:43pizza
- 38:43because
- 38:43you're
- 38:44angry.
- 38:44Like,
- 38:44we
- 38:44actually
- 38:44did
- 38:45something
- 38:45wrong,
- 38:45we
- 38:46need
- 38:46to
- 38:46fix
- 38:46it
- 38:46and
- 38:46all
- 38:47that
- 38:47kind
- 38:47of
- 38:47stuff.
- 38:47And
- 38:48that's
- 38:48draining.
- 38:48But
- 38:48then
- 38:49there's
- 38:49the
- 38:49draining
- 38:49from
- 38:49the
- 38:49perspective
- 38:50of,
- 38:50like,
- 38:51you
- 38:51know,
- 38:51maybe
- 38:52we
- 38:52didn't
- 38:52do
- 38:52anything
- 38:52wrong
- 38:53and
- 38:53you're
- 38:53just
- 38:53that
- 38:53problem
- 38:54client
- 38:54or
- 38:54guest.
- 38:55But
- 38:55both
- 38:55of
- 38:55them
- 38:56are
- 38:56draining
- 38:56in
- 38:56different
- 38:56ways.
- 38:58I
- 38:58would
- 38:58just
- 38:59say
- 38:59that
- 38:59it's.
- 38:59The
- 38:59guest
- 39:00has
- 39:00gotten
- 39:00to
- 39:00be
- 39:00very
- 39:01demanding.
- 39:01One
- 39:02example
- 39:02I
- 39:02will
- 39:03give
- 39:03and
- 39:03then
- 39:03please,
- 39:03like,
- 39:04Brian
- 39:04saved
- 39:04me
- 39:05and
- 39:05direct
- 39:05us
- 39:05somewhere
- 39:06else
- 39:06to
- 39:06positive
- 39:07would
- 39:07be
- 39:07lovely.
- 39:08Is
- 39:09cancellation
- 39:10policies.
- 39:11I
- 39:11have
- 39:11yet
- 39:11to.
- 39:12I
- 39:12mean,
- 39:12I
- 39:12think
- 39:13I
- 39:13had
- 39:13one
- 39:13guest
- 39:13last
- 39:13year
- 39:14is
- 39:14like,
- 39:14I'm
- 39:14canceling.
- 39:15I
- 39:15know
- 39:15I'm
- 39:15outside
- 39:16of
- 39:16the
- 39:16cancellation
- 39:16policy.
- 39:17I
- 39:17understand
- 39:17that
- 39:17I
- 39:18will
- 39:18not
- 39:18be
- 39:18getting
- 39:18a
- 39:18refund.
- 39:19I
- 39:19think
- 39:19I
- 39:19had
- 39:19one
- 39:19person,
- 39:20every
- 39:21other
- 39:21person.
- 39:21Despite
- 39:22us
- 39:22giving
- 39:22some
- 39:23tools
- 39:23to
- 39:23our
- 39:23front
- 39:23desk
- 39:24staff,
- 39:25some
- 39:25technology
- 39:26solutions
- 39:27has
- 39:27tried
- 39:27to
- 39:28escalate
- 39:28it
- 39:28all
- 39:28the
- 39:28way
- 39:28up
- 39:29to
- 39:29me.
- 39:29And
- 39:30it
- 39:30is
- 39:30getting.
- 39:31I
- 39:31don't
- 39:31know
- 39:31if
- 39:31this
- 39:31is
- 39:32accurate.
- 39:32I
- 39:32think
- 39:33Ojai
- 39:34put
- 39:34out
- 39:34a
- 39:34statistic
- 39:35that
- 39:3520%
- 39:36of
- 39:36reservations
- 39:37are
- 39:37now
- 39:37canceling
- 39:40because
- 39:40they're
- 39:41booking
- 39:41in
- 39:42whatever
- 39:42their
- 39:43circumstances
- 39:43have
- 39:43changed.
- 39:44I
- 39:44want
- 39:44to
- 39:44hear
- 39:44some
- 39:44data
- 39:45on
- 39:45that
- 39:45in
- 39:45a
- 39:45second.
- 39:45But
- 39:45finish.
- 39:46Scott
- 39:46or
- 39:46Kevin,
- 39:46if
- 39:47you
- 39:47have
- 39:47anything.
- 39:47That's
- 39:47one
- 39:48that's
- 39:48really
- 39:48exhausting
- 39:48for
- 39:49us.
- 39:49And
- 39:49I
- 39:49would
- 39:49really.
- 39:50I
- 39:50know
- 39:50it's
- 39:50out
- 39:50there
- 39:50because
- 39:51I
- 39:51see
- 39:51it
- 39:51on
- 39:51the
- 39:51campground
- 39:52owner
- 39:52forms.
- 39:53The
- 39:53frustration
- 39:54level.
- 39:54And
- 39:54it's.
- 39:55I
- 39:55joke
- 39:55around
- 39:55with.
- 39:56The
- 39:56only
- 39:56way
- 39:56to
- 39:56make
- 39:56the
- 39:56guests
- 39:57happy
- 39:57is
- 39:57to
- 39:57put
- 39:57an
- 39:57honor
- 39:58box
- 39:58at
- 39:58our
- 39:58exit
- 39:59date
- 39:59and
- 39:59say,
- 39:59just
- 39:59pay
- 40:00us
- 40:00after
- 40:00your
- 40:01stay
- 40:01what
- 40:01you
- 40:01think
- 40:01we
- 40:02were
- 40:02worth.
- 40:08Go
- 40:09ahead,
- 40:09finish,
- 40:09please.
- 40:10Seeing
- 40:10and
- 40:10experiencing
- 40:11with
- 40:11that.
- 40:12Because
- 40:13if
- 40:13we're
- 40:13talking
- 40:13about
- 40:13enhancing
- 40:14guest
- 40:14experience,
- 40:15what
- 40:15I'm
- 40:15seeing
- 40:15is
- 40:15the
- 40:16guest
- 40:16wants
- 40:16to
- 40:16be
- 40:16able
- 40:16to
- 40:16cancel
- 40:17even
- 40:17after,
- 40:18like,
- 40:19say
- 40:19they
- 40:19were
- 40:19supposed
- 40:19to
- 40:20come
- 40:20in
- 40:20on
- 40:20Friday
- 40:20the
- 40:2012th.
- 40:21On
- 40:22Monday
- 40:22the
- 40:2215th,
- 40:23if
- 40:23I'm
- 40:23doing
- 40:23my
- 40:23math
- 40:23right,
- 40:24they
- 40:24call
- 40:24you
- 40:24and
- 40:24say,
- 40:24sorry,
- 40:24I
- 40:25couldn't
- 40:25make
- 40:25it.
- 40:25Can
- 40:25I
- 40:25have
- 40:26a
- 40:26refund?
- 40:26And
- 40:26they
- 40:27are
- 40:27expecting
- 40:27it.
- 40:28And
- 40:28it's
- 40:29a
- 40:29very
- 40:29difficult
- 40:29position
- 40:30to
- 40:31be
- 40:31in,
- 40:31especially
- 40:32if
- 40:32it's
- 40:32a
- 40:33relatively
- 40:33good
- 40:33guest.
- 40:34And
- 40:34I'd
- 40:34love
- 40:34to
- 40:35know
- 40:35what
- 40:35everyone
- 40:35is
- 40:35seeing
- 40:36with
- 40:36that.
- 40:37Do
- 40:38you
- 40:38guys
- 40:38offer
- 40:38Aliyah.
- 40:39Do
- 40:39you
- 40:39guys
- 40:39offer
- 40:39like
- 40:40a.
- 40:40Like
- 40:40a
- 40:40camp
- 40:41credit
- 40:41versus
- 40:41a
- 40:42user
- 40:42Credit.
- 40:42Is
- 40:43that
- 40:43something
- 40:43that
- 40:44you
- 40:44have
- 40:45like
- 40:45looked
- 40:45at
- 40:45in
- 40:45terms
- 40:45of
- 40:46saying,
- 40:46last.
- 40:47Year
- 40:47we
- 40:47launched
- 40:47a
- 40:48product
- 40:48that
- 40:48we're
- 40:48calling.
- 40:49We
- 40:49just
- 40:49made
- 40:50it
- 40:50up
- 40:50ourselves.
- 40:50We
- 40:51call
- 40:51travel.
- 40:51Sure.
- 40:52So
- 40:52the
- 40:52guests
- 40:53can
- 40:53book
- 40:54and
- 40:54pay
- 40:54a
- 40:54non
- 40:54refundable
- 40:55travel
- 40:55shirt.
- 40:56We
- 40:57looked
- 40:57at
- 40:57different
- 40:58insurance
- 40:58programs
- 40:59and
- 40:59I
- 40:59was
- 40:59very
- 41:00discouraged
- 41:00by
- 41:00the
- 41:00number
- 41:00of
- 41:01loopholes
- 41:01that
- 41:01the
- 41:02insurance
- 41:02companies
- 41:02had
- 41:03provided
- 41:04themselves.
- 41:04And
- 41:04I
- 41:04knew
- 41:04that
- 41:04if
- 41:05we
- 41:05sold
- 41:05somebody
- 41:06else's
- 41:06insurance
- 41:06product
- 41:07and
- 41:07the
- 41:08guest
- 41:08didn't
- 41:08get
- 41:08a
- 41:08refund,
- 41:09they
- 41:09were
- 41:09still
- 41:09going
- 41:09to
- 41:09view
- 41:10me
- 41:10as
- 41:10the
- 41:10bad
- 41:10guy.
- 41:11And
- 41:11what
- 41:11I
- 41:11wanted
- 41:11was.
- 41:12So
- 41:12we're
- 41:12offering
- 41:13a
- 41:13program
- 41:14where
- 41:14if
- 41:14you
- 41:14paid
- 41:14a
- 41:15little
- 41:15bit
- 41:16premium,
- 41:16which
- 41:16it
- 41:16didn't
- 41:17add
- 41:17on
- 41:17because
- 41:17that
- 41:18card
- 41:18is
- 41:18not
- 41:18refundable,
- 41:19you
- 41:19can
- 41:20cancel
- 41:20with
- 41:2124
- 41:21hours
- 41:22notice
- 41:22and
- 41:22we
- 41:22give
- 41:22you
- 41:23a
- 41:23full
- 41:23refund
- 41:23or
- 41:24credit
- 41:24if
- 41:24you
- 41:24choose
- 41:24a
- 41:25credit.
- 41:26And
- 41:26yes,
- 41:26we
- 41:27do
- 41:27credits
- 41:27a
- 41:27lot.
- 41:28Casey,
- 41:28if.
- 41:29Sorry,
- 41:29that
- 41:29was
- 41:29a
- 41:30long
- 41:30winded
- 41:30answer.
- 41:31And
- 41:31we'll
- 41:31hold
- 41:32your
- 41:32credit
- 41:32indefinitely
- 41:33if
- 41:33you
- 41:33want
- 41:33to
- 41:33let
- 41:34me
- 41:34have
- 41:34your
- 41:34money
- 41:34interest
- 41:35free.
- 41:36Right,
- 41:36right.
- 41:37So
- 41:37yeah.
- 41:38Just
- 41:38curious.
- 41:38Yeah.
- 41:38Because
- 41:39I
- 41:39don't
- 41:39know
- 41:39if
- 41:39a
- 41:39lot.
- 41:39Of
- 41:39parks
- 41:40utilize
- 41:40that
- 41:40and
- 41:40it's,
- 41:41it
- 41:41seems
- 41:41like
- 41:42such
- 41:42a,
- 41:43it's
- 41:43not
- 41:43an
- 41:43easy
- 41:44win
- 41:44to
- 41:44some
- 41:45extent,
- 41:45but
- 41:45it
- 41:45can,
- 41:45at
- 41:45least
- 41:46it
- 41:46seems
- 41:46like
- 41:46it
- 41:46can
- 41:47calm
- 41:47the,
- 41:47the
- 41:47nerves
- 41:48of
- 41:48saying,
- 41:48look,
- 41:48no,
- 41:48we
- 41:48don't
- 41:49have
- 41:49a
- 41:49refund
- 41:49because
- 41:50XYZ
- 41:51policy
- 41:51that
- 41:51you
- 41:51signed
- 41:52and
- 41:52agreed
- 41:52to.
- 41:53However,
- 41:54you
- 41:54know,
- 41:54we'd
- 41:54love
- 41:54to
- 41:54see
- 41:54you,
- 41:55we'd
- 41:55love
- 41:55to
- 41:55have
- 41:55you
- 41:56at
- 41:56the
- 41:56park
- 41:56and
- 41:56enjoy
- 41:57your
- 41:57experience
- 41:57when,
- 41:58when
- 41:58the
- 41:58time
- 41:58it
- 41:58makes
- 41:59more
- 41:59sense.
- 42:00I
- 42:00would
- 42:00say
- 42:01about
- 42:01half
- 42:01of
- 42:01them
- 42:02are
- 42:02not
- 42:02happy
- 42:02with
- 42:02the
- 42:03credit.
- 42:03Even
- 42:03if
- 42:03you
- 42:04are
- 42:04making
- 42:04an
- 42:04exception
- 42:05like
- 42:05they
- 42:05were
- 42:05not
- 42:06doing
- 42:06credit
- 42:06or
- 42:06a
- 42:07refund
- 42:07based
- 42:07on
- 42:07our
- 42:07policy.
- 42:08You're
- 42:08like,
- 42:09we're
- 42:09going
- 42:09to
- 42:09give
- 42:09you
- 42:09a
- 42:09credit.
- 42:09And
- 42:10hey,
- 42:10normally
- 42:10it's
- 42:10only
- 42:11good
- 42:11for
- 42:11this
- 42:11camping
- 42:11season,
- 42:12but
- 42:12we're
- 42:12going
- 42:12to
- 42:12make
- 42:12it
- 42:12good
- 42:13for
- 42:13five
- 42:13years.
- 42:14I
- 42:14would
- 42:14say
- 42:14about
- 42:1450%
- 42:15are
- 42:15still
- 42:16not
- 42:16happy.
- 42:17They
- 42:18want.
- 42:19And,
- 42:20and
- 42:20like
- 42:20I
- 42:20said,
- 42:21the,
- 42:21the,
- 42:21the
- 42:22request.
- 42:22I
- 42:22don't
- 42:22know,
- 42:23maybe.
- 42:23Brit,
- 42:23are
- 42:23you
- 42:23seeing
- 42:24that?
- 42:24What
- 42:25are
- 42:25you.
- 42:25Britney,
- 42:25you've
- 42:25been
- 42:27to
- 42:27get
- 42:27you
- 42:27in
- 42:27here
- 42:28yet.
- 42:28Is
- 42:28it
- 42:28because
- 42:29of
- 42:29our
- 42:29proximity
- 42:29to
- 42:30New
- 42:30York
- 42:30City
- 42:30and
- 42:30Boston?
- 42:31Brit?
- 42:31We
- 42:31just
- 42:31have
- 42:32these
- 42:32intense
- 42:32people
- 42:33that
- 42:33come
- 42:33in.
- 42:34I
- 42:34mean,
- 42:34I
- 42:34don't
- 42:34know
- 42:34that
- 42:35let's
- 42:35not
- 42:35do
- 42:35the
- 42:36whole
- 42:36like
- 42:36big
- 42:37city
- 42:37slant.
- 42:38I
- 42:38don't
- 42:38know
- 42:38if
- 42:38that's
- 42:39actually
- 42:39accurate.
- 42:39But
- 42:41especially
- 42:41last
- 42:41summer
- 42:42was
- 42:42pretty
- 42:43dry.
- 42:43The
- 42:44summer
- 42:44before
- 42:44that
- 42:45was
- 42:45so
- 42:45wet.
- 42:45So
- 42:46the
- 42:46cancellations
- 42:46were
- 42:47a
- 42:47lot
- 42:48because
- 42:48of
- 42:48the
- 42:48weather.
- 42:49Last
- 42:49season
- 42:50was
- 42:50dry.
- 42:50We
- 42:50did
- 42:51see
- 42:51A
- 42:51lot
- 42:52of
- 42:52cancellations
- 42:53and
- 42:53people
- 42:53who
- 42:53would
- 42:54escalate.
- 42:54Like,
- 42:54okay,
- 42:54I
- 42:55want
- 42:55to
- 42:55talk
- 42:55to
- 42:55the
- 42:55manager.
- 42:55I
- 42:56want
- 42:56to
- 42:56get
- 42:57to
- 42:58the
- 42:58point
- 42:58that
- 42:58the
- 42:59first,
- 42:59Once
- 43:00I
- 43:00get
- 43:00them,
- 43:00the
- 43:00first
- 43:00thing
- 43:01I
- 43:01do
- 43:01is
- 43:01try
- 43:01and
- 43:01give
- 43:02them
- 43:02a
- 43:02credit.
- 43:04It's
- 43:04really.
- 43:05Yeah.
- 43:05That
- 43:05I
- 43:05think
- 43:06we've
- 43:06gotten
- 43:06a
- 43:06lot
- 43:07of
- 43:07disgruntled
- 43:08people.
- 43:09I
- 43:09think
- 43:09one
- 43:10thing
- 43:10I
- 43:10tell
- 43:10a
- 43:11lot
- 43:11of
- 43:11the
- 43:11girls
- 43:12and
- 43:12guys
- 43:12in
- 43:12the
- 43:13staff
- 43:13is
- 43:13like,
- 43:14try
- 43:15doing.
- 43:15Hey,
- 43:16I
- 43:16just
- 43:16talked
- 43:16to
- 43:16Brit.
- 43:17She
- 43:17was
- 43:17so
- 43:18busy,
- 43:18but
- 43:18I
- 43:18really
- 43:19pushed
- 43:19for
- 43:19you.
- 43:19I
- 43:20really
- 43:20wanted
- 43:20to
- 43:20help
- 43:20you
- 43:20out.
- 43:21I
- 43:21understand.
- 43:22Like
- 43:22the
- 43:22car
- 43:22salesman.
- 43:23Yeah,
- 43:23but
- 43:24like,
- 43:24but
- 43:24like
- 43:24more
- 43:25so,
- 43:25like,
- 43:25oh
- 43:25man,
- 43:26this
- 43:26sucks.
- 43:26And
- 43:26like,
- 43:27she's
- 43:27usually
- 43:27kind
- 43:27of
- 43:28mean,
- 43:28but
- 43:28she
- 43:28was
- 43:28okay
- 43:29with
- 43:29it
- 43:29this
- 43:29time.
- 43:30Like
- 43:30kind
- 43:30of
- 43:30like
- 43:30shift
- 43:31lifted
- 43:31off
- 43:31of
- 43:32them
- 43:32a
- 43:32lot.
- 43:33And
- 43:33that
- 43:34sometimes
- 43:34like
- 43:35seems
- 43:35to
- 43:35work
- 43:35because
- 43:35then
- 43:36they'll
- 43:36like
- 43:36take
- 43:36down
- 43:36their
- 43:36tone.
- 43:37Like,
- 43:37okay,
- 43:38you're.
- 43:39I
- 43:39was
- 43:40gonna
- 43:40be
- 43:40a
- 43:40jerk
- 43:40to
- 43:40you,
- 43:40but
- 43:41like,
- 43:41you're
- 43:41also
- 43:42having
- 43:42to
- 43:42go
- 43:42through
- 43:42something.
- 43:43Not
- 43:44always,
- 43:44but
- 43:44sometimes.
- 43:45Do
- 43:46we
- 43:46wanna,
- 43:46like,
- 43:46I
- 43:47feel
- 43:47like
- 43:47we
- 43:47want
- 43:47to
- 43:47encourage
- 43:49empowering
- 43:50of
- 43:50employees
- 43:51versus
- 43:52bullshitting
- 43:52of
- 43:53employees
- 43:53though.
- 43:53And
- 43:54not
- 43:54that
- 43:54I'm
- 43:54not
- 43:54criticizing
- 43:55you
- 43:55at
- 43:55all,
- 43:55Brittany,
- 43:55I'm
- 43:56just
- 43:56speaking
- 43:57that
- 43:57into
- 43:57existence.
- 43:58Is
- 43:58that
- 43:58fair
- 43:58from
- 43:59operators
- 44:00on
- 44:00this
- 44:00call?
- 44:01Totally.
- 44:02Yeah,
- 44:03I
- 44:03think.
- 44:04Oh,
- 44:04sorry.
- 44:04Go
- 44:04ahead,
- 44:05Leva.
- 44:05Oh,
- 44:05no,
- 44:05I'm
- 44:06sorry.
- 44:06I
- 44:06just
- 44:06said
- 44:07that
- 44:07when
- 44:07it
- 44:07comes
- 44:07to.
- 44:07I
- 44:08always
- 44:08want
- 44:08my
- 44:08front
- 44:08desk
- 44:09to
- 44:09be
- 44:09the
- 44:09hero
- 44:09as
- 44:09much
- 44:10as
- 44:10possible
- 44:11and
- 44:11I
- 44:11want
- 44:11to
- 44:12be
- 44:12the
- 44:12bad
- 44:12guy
- 44:12as
- 44:12much
- 44:13as
- 44:13possible.
- 44:13So.
- 44:15Because
- 44:15I
- 44:15don't
- 44:16want
- 44:16my
- 44:16staff
- 44:16to
- 44:16dread
- 44:17picking
- 44:17up
- 44:17the
- 44:17phone.
- 44:18So
- 44:18I
- 44:19always
- 44:19want
- 44:19them
- 44:19to
- 44:19be
- 44:20able
- 44:20to
- 44:20be
- 44:21happy
- 44:21and
- 44:21upbeat.
- 44:22So
- 44:22I
- 44:22do
- 44:22have
- 44:23two
- 44:23managers
- 44:23other
- 44:23than
- 44:24myself.
- 44:24We
- 44:25take
- 44:25the.
- 44:25No
- 44:25calls.
- 44:26We
- 44:26take
- 44:26the
- 44:26calls.
- 44:26Or
- 44:27the
- 44:27communications
- 44:27where.
- 44:27I'm
- 44:28sorry,
- 44:28no,
- 44:28we're
- 44:29not
- 44:29going
- 44:29to
- 44:29be
- 44:29able
- 44:29to
- 44:29meet
- 44:30your
- 44:30needs.
- 44:30And
- 44:31we
- 44:31free
- 44:31the
- 44:31front
- 44:31desk
- 44:32from
- 44:32that
- 44:32because,
- 44:32you
- 44:33know,
- 44:33one,
- 44:33the
- 44:33front
- 44:33desk
- 44:34is
- 44:34often
- 44:34visible
- 44:34to
- 44:35the
- 44:35public
- 44:35and
- 44:35we
- 44:35don't
- 44:35really
- 44:36want
- 44:36our
- 44:36next
- 44:36guest
- 44:37hearing
- 44:38that
- 44:38one
- 44:38sided
- 44:39conversation,
- 44:40you
- 44:40know,
- 44:40so
- 44:41if
- 44:41that
- 44:42makes
- 44:42sense,
- 44:43we
- 44:43take
- 44:43it
- 44:43on
- 44:44the
- 44:44chin.
- 44:44And
- 44:44maybe
- 44:44it's
- 44:44not
- 44:45the
- 44:45right
- 44:45way
- 44:45to
- 44:45go.
- 44:45It's
- 44:45just
- 44:46what
- 44:46we've
- 44:46been
- 44:46doing
- 44:47because
- 44:47other.
- 44:47And
- 44:48we
- 44:48keep
- 44:48our
- 44:48front
- 44:48desk.
- 44:49What
- 44:49we
- 44:49were
- 44:49finding
- 44:50is
- 44:50the
- 44:50front
- 44:50desk
- 44:50staff
- 44:51was
- 44:51getting
- 44:51so
- 44:51discouraged
- 44:52that
- 44:53we
- 44:53felt
- 44:54it
- 44:54was
- 44:54having
- 44:54an
- 44:54impact
- 44:55on
- 44:55them
- 44:55coming
- 44:56back
- 44:56to
- 44:56us
- 44:56year
- 44:56after
- 44:57year.
- 44:57Well,
- 44:58and
- 44:58I
- 44:58want
- 44:58to
- 44:58be
- 44:58clear,
- 44:58Brittany,
- 44:59I
- 44:59don't
- 44:59want
- 44:59to
- 44:59say.
- 44:59I'm
- 44:59not
- 45:00saying
- 45:00that
- 45:00you're
- 45:00doing
- 45:00it
- 45:01wrong.
- 45:01I
- 45:01don't
- 45:01have
- 45:01the
- 45:02right
- 45:02to
- 45:02Say
- 45:02that
- 45:02or.
- 45:03And
- 45:03I
- 45:03didn't
- 45:03mean
- 45:03to
- 45:03imply
- 45:04that
- 45:04if
- 45:04that's
- 45:04the
- 45:04way
- 45:05it
- 45:05came
- 45:05across,
- 45:06but
- 45:07I
- 45:07do
- 45:07want
- 45:07to
- 45:07say,
- 45:08like,
- 45:08I
- 45:08mean,
- 45:08I
- 45:08think
- 45:09part
- 45:10of
- 45:10that
- 45:10is
- 45:10the
- 45:10staff
- 45:10that
- 45:11works
- 45:11for
- 45:11you.
- 45:11Right.
- 45:12Can
- 45:12I
- 45:12find
- 45:12that
- 45:13really
- 45:13good
- 45:13staff
- 45:13members
- 45:14who
- 45:14I
- 45:14can
- 45:14trust
- 45:14enough
- 45:15to
- 45:15put
- 45:15the
- 45:16faith
- 45:16in,
- 45:16to
- 45:17do
- 45:17the
- 45:17right
- 45:17thing
- 45:17and
- 45:18make
- 45:18the
- 45:18right
- 45:18call,
- 45:18which
- 45:19is
- 45:19very
- 45:19hard.
- 45:19So
- 45:20I
- 45:20apologize
- 45:20if
- 45:21it
- 45:21came
- 45:21across
- 45:21the
- 45:21wrong
- 45:21way.
- 45:22Oh,
- 45:22yeah,
- 45:22no,
- 45:23and
- 45:23I
- 45:23think
- 45:23so.
- 45:24Our,
- 45:24like,
- 45:24a
- 45:25lot
- 45:25of
- 45:25the
- 45:25times,
- 45:25like,
- 45:25the
- 45:26staff
- 45:26will
- 45:26know
- 45:27they
- 45:28are
- 45:28empowered
- 45:28in
- 45:29a
- 45:29way.
- 45:29They
- 45:29know
- 45:29when
- 45:29they
- 45:29can
- 45:30and
- 45:30they
- 45:30know
- 45:30when,
- 45:30like,
- 45:32okay,
- 45:32this
- 45:32is
- 45:32going
- 45:33to.
- 45:33Like
- 45:33what?
- 45:33Like,
- 45:34you
- 45:34can
- 45:34just
- 45:34tell
- 45:34by
- 45:34the
- 45:35guest.
- 45:35The
- 45:35guest
- 45:35is
- 45:36so
- 45:36angry
- 45:37or
- 45:37they're
- 45:37not
- 45:38taking
- 45:38anything
- 45:38for
- 45:38an
- 45:39answer.
- 45:39Allowing
- 45:40them
- 45:40like,
- 45:40kind
- 45:40of
- 45:41that
- 45:41protection
- 45:41to
- 45:41be
- 45:42able
- 45:42to
- 45:42step
- 45:42back
- 45:43and
- 45:43be
- 45:43like.
- 45:43And
- 45:44shift
- 45:44it
- 45:44to
- 45:44somebody
- 45:45else,
- 45:45I
- 45:45think
- 45:45is
- 45:45super
- 45:46duper
- 45:46helpful.
- 45:46And
- 45:47them
- 45:47knowing
- 45:48too,
- 45:48like,
- 45:48okay,
- 45:48I'm
- 45:48always
- 45:49going
- 45:49to
- 45:49have
- 45:49your
- 45:49back
- 45:49no
- 45:49matter
- 45:50what.
- 45:50And
- 45:50I'll
- 45:51take
- 45:51that
- 45:51from
- 45:51you
- 45:52so
- 45:52that,
- 45:52like,
- 45:53you're
- 45:53just
- 45:53not
- 45:53inundated
- 45:54with,
- 45:54like,
- 45:55angry
- 45:55people.
- 45:57I
- 45:57want
- 45:57to
- 45:57circle
- 45:57back
- 45:58to
- 45:58this
- 45:5820%
- 45:59number.
- 45:59Is
- 45:59there
- 45:59any
- 45:59data
- 46:00that
- 46:00shows
- 46:00that
- 46:00this
- 46:01is
- 46:01true?
- 46:02I'm
- 46:02putting
- 46:03it.
- 46:03I
- 46:03threw
- 46:03something
- 46:04out
- 46:04to
- 46:04our
- 46:04Insights
- 46:05Channel.
- 46:05See
- 46:05if
- 46:05my
- 46:06data
- 46:06team
- 46:06can
- 46:06get
- 46:06us,
- 46:07get
- 46:07us
- 46:07some
- 46:07information
- 46:08here
- 46:08in
- 46:08the
- 46:08next.
- 46:09Because
- 46:10I'm
- 46:10just
- 46:10curious,
- 46:10like,
- 46:11I
- 46:11feel
- 46:11like,
- 46:11I
- 46:11mean,
- 46:11I
- 46:12understand.
- 46:12I
- 46:12don't
- 46:13understand
- 46:13that's.
- 46:14That's
- 46:14wrong.
- 46:14That's
- 46:14a
- 46:14lie.
- 46:15Because
- 46:15I
- 46:15don't
- 46:15own
- 46:15a
- 46:15campground.
- 46:16Right.
- 46:18I
- 46:18feel
- 46:19like
- 46:19I
- 46:19understand
- 46:20the
- 46:20perception
- 46:21that
- 46:22there's
- 46:22a
- 46:23lot
- 46:23of
- 46:23these
- 46:23people
- 46:24out
- 46:24here
- 46:24who
- 46:24are
- 46:24angry
- 46:25and
- 46:25irrational
- 46:26and.
- 46:26But
- 46:27I
- 46:27don't,
- 46:27I
- 46:28don't
- 46:28know.
- 46:28I
- 46:28want
- 46:29to
- 46:29not
- 46:29believe
- 46:29that
- 46:29they're
- 46:30as
- 46:30many
- 46:30as
- 46:31people
- 46:31think
- 46:31they
- 46:31are
- 46:32in
- 46:32the
- 46:32Facebook
- 46:32groups.
- 46:33Does
- 46:33that
- 46:33make
- 46:33sense?
- 46:34They
- 46:34are
- 46:34the
- 46:34loudest.
- 46:35Yeah.
- 46:36So
- 46:37that
- 46:37creates
- 46:38an
- 46:38exaggeration
- 46:39of
- 46:40the
- 46:40size
- 46:41of
- 46:41that
- 46:42group
- 46:42of
- 46:42people.
- 46:44And,
- 46:45you
- 46:45know,
- 46:45it's.
- 46:46It's
- 46:46the
- 46:47squeaky
- 46:47wheel
- 46:47that
- 46:48gets
- 46:48the
- 46:48grease.
- 46:48Right.
- 46:48You're
- 46:49always
- 46:49going
- 46:49to
- 46:49fight
- 46:49the
- 46:49biggest
- 46:50fire.
- 46:50And,
- 46:50you
- 46:51know,
- 46:51I,
- 46:51I
- 46:51think
- 46:52for,
- 46:52for
- 46:52us
- 46:52at
- 46:53least,
- 46:53and
- 46:53I'm
- 46:53not
- 46:53telling
- 46:53anybody
- 46:54else
- 46:54how
- 46:54to
- 46:54do
- 46:54this,
- 46:55I
- 46:55think
- 46:55there's
- 46:56kind
- 46:56of
- 46:56this
- 46:56level
- 46:57setting
- 46:57expectation
- 46:58of
- 46:58what's
- 46:58realistic.
- 46:59Is
- 46:59a,
- 47:00you
- 47:00know,
- 47:000%
- 47:01cancellations
- 47:02a
- 47:02realistic
- 47:03goal?
- 47:03If
- 47:04it's
- 47:04not,
- 47:05you
- 47:05know,
- 47:05do
- 47:05we
- 47:05want
- 47:06to
- 47:06set,
- 47:07you
- 47:07know,
- 47:07is
- 47:07it
- 47:085%,
- 47:08is
- 47:08it
- 47:0810%,
- 47:09is
- 47:09it
- 47:0920,
- 47:09whatever
- 47:10that
- 47:10number
- 47:10is,
- 47:10I
- 47:10think
- 47:11it's
- 47:11important
- 47:11to
- 47:11monitor
- 47:12that
- 47:12and
- 47:12understand
- 47:13to
- 47:13me
- 47:13the
- 47:13trend
- 47:14is
- 47:15more
- 47:15important
- 47:15than
- 47:15what
- 47:16that
- 47:16specific
- 47:16number
- 47:17is,
- 47:17because
- 47:17a
- 47:17lot
- 47:17of
- 47:17that's
- 47:18outside
- 47:18of
- 47:18our
- 47:18control.
- 47:19And
- 47:20we
- 47:20can
- 47:20choose
- 47:21to
- 47:21focus
- 47:22on
- 47:23the
- 47:23minority
- 47:24percentage
- 47:25of
- 47:25our
- 47:25guests
- 47:25that
- 47:25are
- 47:26the
- 47:26loudest,
- 47:27that
- 47:27are,
- 47:28you
- 47:28know,
- 47:28the
- 47:28most,
- 47:29you
- 47:30know,
- 47:30detrimental
- 47:31in
- 47:31the
- 47:31way
- 47:31they
- 47:31talk
- 47:31about
- 47:32us
- 47:32and
- 47:32reviews.
- 47:33And
- 47:33Brian,
- 47:33you
- 47:33talked
- 47:34about
- 47:34ways
- 47:34that
- 47:34you
- 47:35can
- 47:35dress,
- 47:35that
- 47:35there's
- 47:36address,
- 47:36that
- 47:36there's
- 47:36mitigation
- 47:37that
- 47:37you
- 47:37can
- 47:38do
- 47:38with
- 47:38reviews
- 47:38and
- 47:38how
- 47:39you
- 47:39handle
- 47:39that,
- 47:40or
- 47:41do.
- 47:42Do
- 47:42you
- 47:43spend
- 47:43time,
- 47:43effort,
- 47:44resources
- 47:45focusing
- 47:46on
- 47:46how
- 47:46do
- 47:47you
- 47:47improve
- 47:47the
- 47:47experience
- 47:47for
- 47:48everybody
- 47:48else
- 47:48who's
- 47:49going
- 47:49to
- 47:49be
- 47:49there,
- 47:49who's
- 47:50going
- 47:50to
- 47:50come
- 47:50back,
- 47:51who's
- 47:51going
- 47:51to
- 47:51tell
- 47:51their
- 47:52friends,
- 47:52and
- 47:52who's
- 47:52going
- 47:53to
- 47:53talk
- 47:53about
- 47:53you
- 47:53online
- 47:54in
- 47:54a
- 47:54way
- 47:54that's
- 47:55going.
- 47:55Going
- 47:55to
- 47:55draw
- 47:55more
- 47:56people.
- 47:56And
- 47:56I'm
- 47:57not
- 47:57suggesting
- 47:57that
- 47:57cancellation
- 47:58isn't
- 47:58an
- 47:58important
- 47:59thing.
- 47:59That
- 47:59is
- 47:59a
- 47:59very
- 48:00polarizing
- 48:00topic,
- 48:01something
- 48:02that,
- 48:02at
- 48:02least
- 48:02within
- 48:02the
- 48:02KOA
- 48:03world,
- 48:03we've
- 48:04been
- 48:04talking
- 48:04about
- 48:04a
- 48:04lot
- 48:05lately,
- 48:05revisiting
- 48:05those
- 48:06policies
- 48:07and
- 48:08guidelines
- 48:08and
- 48:08how
- 48:08we're
- 48:09going
- 48:09to
- 48:09implement
- 48:09that.
- 48:10And,
- 48:10you
- 48:10know,
- 48:10how
- 48:10do
- 48:11you
- 48:11have
- 48:11opportunity
- 48:11to
- 48:12be
- 48:12flexible
- 48:12and
- 48:12empower
- 48:13your
- 48:13team,
- 48:13like
- 48:14you
- 48:14were
- 48:14saying,
- 48:14Brian,
- 48:15to
- 48:15make
- 48:15exceptions?
- 48:16Does
- 48:16that
- 48:17make
- 48:17sense?
- 48:18From
- 48:19our
- 48:19portfolio,
- 48:19I
- 48:20don't
- 48:20have
- 48:20the
- 48:20number.
- 48:20It's
- 48:21definitely
- 48:21well
- 48:22below
- 48:2220%,
- 48:24but
- 48:24that
- 48:24doesn't
- 48:25mean
- 48:25that
- 48:25it's
- 48:25not
- 48:26changing.
- 48:26And
- 48:26I
- 48:26think
- 48:26that's
- 48:27what's
- 48:27important
- 48:27is
- 48:28if
- 48:28we've
- 48:28been
- 48:28at,
- 48:29you
- 48:29know,
- 48:291
- 48:29to
- 48:305
- 48:30to
- 48:3010%
- 48:31for
- 48:32five
- 48:32years
- 48:32and
- 48:33then
- 48:33all
- 48:33of
- 48:33a
- 48:33sudden
- 48:33it
- 48:34jumps
- 48:34to
- 48:3420%.
- 48:35To
- 48:35me,
- 48:35that
- 48:35says
- 48:36there's
- 48:36something
- 48:37going
- 48:37on
- 48:37within
- 48:38the
- 48:38park
- 48:39with
- 48:39the
- 48:39way
- 48:39that
- 48:40we're
- 48:40operating,
- 48:41with
- 48:41all
- 48:41the
- 48:41touch
- 48:42points,
- 48:42with
- 48:42the
- 48:42guest
- 48:43experience.
- 48:43That's
- 48:44what
- 48:44we
- 48:44need
- 48:44to
- 48:44focus
- 48:45on
- 48:45fixing.
- 48:45If
- 48:45we
- 48:46can,
- 48:46if
- 48:46we
- 48:47can
- 48:47deliver
- 48:47on
- 48:48that,
- 48:48then,
- 48:49you
- 48:50know,
- 48:50it's.
- 48:50It's
- 48:51hyper
- 48:51focusing
- 48:52on
- 48:52the
- 48:53actions
- 48:53and
- 48:53the
- 48:53habits
- 48:54and
- 48:54not
- 48:54the
- 48:54result
- 48:55or
- 48:55the
- 48:55outcome,
- 48:55because
- 48:56that
- 48:56will
- 48:56come
- 48:56depending
- 48:57on
- 48:57where
- 48:57you
- 48:57focus
- 48:58your
- 48:58time
- 48:58and
- 48:58your
- 48:58resources.
- 48:59And
- 49:00those
- 49:00polarizing
- 49:01discussions
- 49:01I
- 49:01think
- 49:01need
- 49:02to
- 49:02be
- 49:02had
- 49:02once
- 49:03in
- 49:03a
- 49:03while,
- 49:03right?
- 49:03Like,
- 49:03I'd
- 49:04rather
- 49:04have
- 49:04people
- 49:04be
- 49:04mad
- 49:05at
- 49:05me
- 49:05for
- 49:05having
- 49:05a
- 49:05polarized
- 49:06discussion
- 49:06than
- 49:06be
- 49:06mad
- 49:06at
- 49:06your
- 49:07guest.
- 49:07But
- 49:08we
- 49:08need
- 49:08to
- 49:08figure
- 49:08out
- 49:09those
- 49:09things.
- 49:10And
- 49:10I
- 49:10think
- 49:10part
- 49:10of
- 49:11that
- 49:11is
- 49:11setting
- 49:11your
- 49:11goal.
- 49:11I
- 49:12think
- 49:12that's
- 49:12a
- 49:12good
- 49:12metric,
- 49:13right?
- 49:13Like,
- 49:13define
- 49:14what
- 49:14you're
- 49:14and
- 49:14make
- 49:15it
- 49:15realistic.
- 49:16You
- 49:16know,
- 49:16it
- 49:16can't
- 49:16be
- 49:160%,
- 49:18but
- 49:195,
- 49:1910,
- 49:19whatever
- 49:20that
- 49:20number
- 49:20is.
- 49:20I'm
- 49:20not
- 49:20an
- 49:21operator,
- 49:21so
- 49:21I
- 49:21can't
- 49:21make
- 49:22up
- 49:22something.
- 49:22But
- 49:23then
- 49:23try
- 49:23to
- 49:23hit
- 49:23that
- 49:24goal
- 49:24and
- 49:24recognize
- 49:25that,
- 49:25like
- 49:25you
- 49:25said,
- 49:26Kevin,
- 49:26there's
- 49:26all
- 49:26kinds
- 49:26of
- 49:27things
- 49:27that
- 49:27go
- 49:27into
- 49:27the
- 49:27cancellation
- 49:28factors.
- 49:29Some
- 49:29you
- 49:30can't
- 49:30control,
- 49:30like
- 49:30the
- 49:31weather,
- 49:31like,
- 49:32Casey,
- 49:32can
- 49:32we
- 49:32put
- 49:32a
- 49:33message
- 49:33that
- 49:33says,
- 49:33hey,
- 49:34are
- 49:34you
- 49:34sure
- 49:34you
- 49:34want
- 49:34to
- 49:34come?
- 49:35It's
- 49:35pretty
- 49:35shitty
- 49:35here
- 49:36this
- 49:36weekend.
- 49:36Are
- 49:37you
- 49:37positive
- 49:37you
- 49:37want
- 49:37to
- 49:37click
- 49:38the
- 49:38book
- 49:38button
- 49:38and
- 49:39then
- 49:39the
- 49:39cancellation
- 49:39numbers
- 49:40go
- 49:40down?
- 49:40Right.
- 49:41We
- 49:41did
- 49:41put
- 49:41a
- 49:42sensible
- 49:42weather
- 49:43option
- 49:43there
- 49:44that
- 49:44you
- 49:44can
- 49:45pay
- 49:45to
- 49:45if
- 49:45it
- 49:45does.
- 49:46Yeah,
- 49:47but
- 49:47like,
- 49:47if
- 49:47you
- 49:47understand
- 49:48what
- 49:48I'm
- 49:48saying.
- 49:48Right.
- 49:48Like
- 49:49maybe
- 49:49we're
- 49:49just
- 49:49not
- 49:50communicating
- 49:51the
- 49:51different
- 49:51things
- 49:52to
- 49:52the
- 49:52guest
- 49:53well
- 49:53enough.
- 49:54Not
- 49:54just
- 49:54on
- 49:55the
- 49:55booking
- 49:55engine,
- 49:55of
- 49:55course,
- 49:56but
- 49:56on
- 49:56our
- 49:56websites
- 49:57and
- 49:57setting
- 49:57proper
- 49:57expectations.
- 49:59And
- 49:59maybe
- 49:59that
- 49:59only
- 50:00shaves
- 50:002%
- 50:01off
- 50:01or
- 50:015%
- 50:02or
- 50:03half
- 50:03a
- 50:03percentage,
- 50:04but
- 50:04it
- 50:04helps.
- 50:05Yeah,
- 50:06I
- 50:06think
- 50:07I
- 50:07hit
- 50:07the
- 50:07nail
- 50:07on
- 50:07the
- 50:07head.
- 50:08I
- 50:08think
- 50:08there's,
- 50:09there's
- 50:09bad
- 50:09customers.
- 50:11For
- 50:11sure
- 50:12there
- 50:12is.
- 50:12I
- 50:12just
- 50:12don't
- 50:12think
- 50:13there
- 50:13are
- 50:13as
- 50:13many
- 50:13as
- 50:13we
- 50:14think
- 50:14there
- 50:14are.
- 50:14Yeah.
- 50:16And
- 50:16I
- 50:16think
- 50:16we,
- 50:17we
- 50:17also
- 50:17need
- 50:17to
- 50:18remember
- 50:18too,
- 50:18the
- 50:19industry
- 50:19is,
- 50:19is
- 50:20different
- 50:20than
- 50:21it
- 50:21was
- 50:22in
- 50:22terms
- 50:22of
- 50:22demand
- 50:23than
- 50:24a
- 50:24couple
- 50:24of
- 50:24years
- 50:25ago.
- 50:25And
- 50:26I'm
- 50:27just
- 50:27speaking
- 50:27from
- 50:27my
- 50:28experience.
- 50:28I'm
- 50:29seeing
- 50:29many
- 50:30operators
- 50:30that
- 50:32also,
- 50:32I
- 50:33think,
- 50:33haven't
- 50:33realized
- 50:34that
- 50:35we
- 50:35do
- 50:35need
- 50:35to
- 50:35bake
- 50:36in
- 50:36more
- 50:36flexibility
- 50:37into
- 50:37policies
- 50:38today
- 50:38than
- 50:39where
- 50:39we
- 50:40were,
- 50:40you
- 50:41know,
- 50:41just
- 50:41a
- 50:41couple
- 50:42of
- 50:42years
- 50:42ago.
- 50:42And
- 50:43I
- 50:43think
- 50:43that,
- 50:44you
- 50:44know,
- 50:45I'm,
- 50:45I'm
- 50:45involved,
- 50:46I
- 50:46was
- 50:46a
- 50:46full
- 50:46time
- 50:47RVer
- 50:47and
- 50:47I'm
- 50:47involved
- 50:48in
- 50:48camping
- 50:49camper
- 50:49groups
- 50:50as
- 50:50well.
- 50:50And
- 50:51the
- 50:51sentiment
- 50:52is
- 50:53that
- 50:54the
- 50:54RV
- 50:54park
- 50:55owner
- 50:55is
- 50:56out
- 50:56to
- 50:56charge
- 50:57the
- 50:57highest
- 50:57rate
- 50:58and
- 50:58have
- 50:58the
- 50:58most
- 50:58restrictive
- 50:59policy.
- 51:00And
- 51:00I
- 51:00think
- 51:00we
- 51:01have
- 51:01to
- 51:01remember
- 51:01that
- 51:02there's
- 51:02some
- 51:03of
- 51:03that
- 51:03that,
- 51:03you
- 51:04know,
- 51:04was
- 51:04probably
- 51:05true.
- 51:05Right.
- 51:06Like
- 51:06we're
- 51:06in
- 51:06this
- 51:06to
- 51:07make
- 51:07profit.
- 51:07To
- 51:07make
- 51:08some
- 51:08of
- 51:08it
- 51:09still
- 51:09is
- 51:09with
- 51:09some
- 51:10owners
- 51:10that
- 51:10are
- 51:10at
- 51:10the
- 51:11same
- 51:11probably
- 51:11small
- 51:11percentage
- 51:12as
- 51:12the
- 51:12problem
- 51:12guests.
- 51:13Yeah,
- 51:14yeah.
- 51:14And
- 51:15I
- 51:15think,
- 51:15you
- 51:16know,
- 51:16we,
- 51:16we
- 51:16just,
- 51:17we
- 51:17went
- 51:17through,
- 51:18for,
- 51:19you
- 51:19know,
- 51:19we
- 51:19went
- 51:19through
- 51:19a
- 51:19portfolio
- 51:20review
- 51:20and,
- 51:21and
- 51:21good
- 51:21number
- 51:22of
- 51:22the
- 51:22properties.
- 51:23We
- 51:23loosened
- 51:23our
- 51:23cancellation
- 51:24policies
- 51:25like
- 51:26maybe
- 51:26mid
- 51:26summer
- 51:27last
- 51:27year
- 51:28just
- 51:29in
- 51:29response
- 51:29to
- 51:30that.
- 51:30So
- 51:30to
- 51:30Kevin's
- 51:31point,
- 51:31understanding
- 51:32the
- 51:32trend
- 51:32and
- 51:33how,
- 51:34you
- 51:34know,
- 51:34how
- 51:34things
- 51:34are
- 51:35actually
- 51:35looking
- 51:35in
- 51:35the
- 51:35grand
- 51:36scheme
- 51:36of
- 51:36things.
- 51:37But
- 51:37then
- 51:37I
- 51:37think
- 51:37zooming
- 51:38back
- 51:38out
- 51:38a
- 51:38little
- 51:39bit
- 51:39and
- 51:39understanding
- 51:40what
- 51:41the,
- 51:42the
- 51:42market
- 51:42is,
- 51:43what
- 51:43the,
- 51:44I
- 51:44think
- 51:44also
- 51:45understanding
- 51:45our
- 51:45guests
- 51:46are
- 51:46not
- 51:46just
- 51:46campers,
- 51:47they're,
- 51:48they're
- 51:48hotel
- 51:48guests,
- 51:49they're
- 51:49their
- 51:50airline
- 51:51passengers.
- 51:52And
- 51:52what
- 51:53are,
- 51:53what
- 51:53are
- 51:53some
- 51:53of
- 51:53the
- 51:54other
- 51:54experiences
- 51:55that
- 51:55they're
- 51:55having
- 51:56in
- 51:56other
- 51:56sectors
- 51:57of
- 51:57hospitality?
- 51:58And
- 51:59how
- 51:59can
- 52:00we
- 52:01either
- 52:02save
- 52:02and
- 52:03create
- 52:03a
- 52:04Better
- 52:05experience
- 52:05to
- 52:05save
- 52:06the
- 52:06experience.
- 52:06Create
- 52:06a
- 52:06better
- 52:06experience,
- 52:08a
- 52:08respite
- 52:08from
- 52:09what
- 52:09they're
- 52:09used
- 52:09to
- 52:10having
- 52:10to
- 52:10deal
- 52:10with?
- 52:11Or
- 52:11are
- 52:11there
- 52:12things
- 52:12that,
- 52:12you
- 52:13know,
- 52:13will.
- 52:13That
- 52:13will
- 52:14looking
- 52:14at
- 52:14their
- 52:14perspective,
- 52:15shape
- 52:15your
- 52:16perspective
- 52:17in
- 52:17terms
- 52:17of
- 52:17where
- 52:17they're
- 52:18potentially
- 52:18coming
- 52:18from
- 52:19as
- 52:19well.
- 52:20So
- 52:20embrace
- 52:20how
- 52:20you
- 52:20can
- 52:21be
- 52:21better.
- 52:21Like
- 52:21our
- 52:22exit
- 52:22doors
- 52:22don't
- 52:22fall
- 52:23off
- 52:23the
- 52:23cabins
- 52:24like
- 52:24that.
- 52:25Yeah,
- 52:26yeah.
- 52:26One,
- 52:26one
- 52:27way.
- 52:27One
- 52:27thing
- 52:27that
- 52:28was
- 52:28kind
- 52:28of
- 52:28said
- 52:29and
- 52:29I
- 52:29think
- 52:30it
- 52:30is
- 52:30really
- 52:30great
- 52:31and
- 52:31it's
- 52:31really
- 52:32positive
- 52:32to
- 52:32like,
- 52:32turn
- 52:33around
- 52:33to
- 52:33be
- 52:33positive.
- 52:34It's
- 52:34not
- 52:34necessarily
- 52:35to
- 52:35do
- 52:35with
- 52:35cancellations,
- 52:36but
- 52:37that
- 52:38notion
- 52:38of
- 52:38like,
- 52:38going
- 52:38to
- 52:39check
- 52:39on
- 52:39the
- 52:39neighboring
- 52:40campers
- 52:41to
- 52:41someone
- 52:41who
- 52:41was
- 52:41like,
- 52:41potentially
- 52:42a
- 52:42problem.
- 52:43I
- 52:43think
- 52:43making
- 52:44like
- 52:44kind
- 52:44of
- 52:45bringing
- 52:45some
- 52:45humanity
- 52:46back
- 52:46and,
- 52:46and
- 52:46making
- 52:47people
- 52:47feel
- 52:47special
- 52:48for
- 52:49being
- 52:49decent
- 52:49campers
- 52:50has
- 52:50gone
- 52:51such
- 52:51a
- 52:52far
- 52:52away
- 52:53with
- 52:53our
- 52:53campground
- 52:54and
- 52:54with
- 52:54like
- 52:54getting
- 52:54like,
- 52:55really
- 52:55loyal
- 52:55campers
- 52:56to
- 52:56come
- 52:56back.
- 52:57And
- 52:57it's
- 52:57like
- 52:57something
- 52:58as
- 52:58like,
- 52:58small
- 52:59as
- 52:59celebrating,
- 52:59like,
- 53:00hey,
- 53:01you're
- 53:01coming
- 53:02back
- 53:02for
- 53:02another
- 53:02time.
- 53:03Like,
- 53:03here's
- 53:03a
- 53:03sticker.
- 53:03We're
- 53:04like,
- 53:04so
- 53:04happy
- 53:04to
- 53:04see
- 53:05you
- 53:05again.
- 53:05Or
- 53:06if
- 53:06there
- 53:06was
- 53:06a
- 53:07problem
- 53:07and
- 53:07going
- 53:07over,
- 53:08hey,
- 53:08somebody
- 53:09was
- 53:09making
- 53:09a
- 53:09lot
- 53:09of
- 53:09noise.
- 53:10You
- 53:10didn't
- 53:10call
- 53:10or
- 53:10anything,
- 53:11but
- 53:11like,
- 53:11here's
- 53:12like
- 53:12a
- 53:12free
- 53:12thing
- 53:12of
- 53:13wood.
- 53:13We're
- 53:14like,
- 53:14you
- 53:14know,
- 53:14we
- 53:15like,
- 53:15recognize
- 53:15that
- 53:16you
- 53:16had
- 53:16to
- 53:16deal
- 53:16with
- 53:16that
- 53:16without
- 53:17you
- 53:17ever
- 53:17having,
- 53:17like,
- 53:18without
- 53:18you
- 53:18becoming
- 53:18a
- 53:19squeaky
- 53:19wheel.
- 53:20And
- 53:21we
- 53:21get
- 53:21like
- 53:21so
- 53:21much
- 53:21feedback.
- 53:22All
- 53:22of
- 53:22a
- 53:22sudden
- 53:22you're
- 53:22like,
- 53:23oh
- 53:23my
- 53:23God,
- 53:23you
- 53:23guys
- 53:23are
- 53:24amazing.
- 53:24And
- 53:24you
- 53:25guys
- 53:25really
- 53:25take
- 53:25care
- 53:25of
- 53:26people.
- 53:26And
- 53:26it's
- 53:27something
- 53:27that
- 53:27took
- 53:27like
- 53:27maybe
- 53:28five
- 53:28minutes.
- 53:29This
- 53:29is
- 53:29a
- 53:29fascinating
- 53:30topic
- 53:30that
- 53:30we
- 53:30don't
- 53:30have
- 53:31time
- 53:31to
- 53:31dive
- 53:31into
- 53:32today.
- 53:32But
- 53:32I
- 53:32like,
- 53:33I
- 53:33think
- 53:33there's
- 53:33an
- 53:34era
- 53:34five
- 53:35to
- 53:35ten
- 53:35years
- 53:35from
- 53:35now
- 53:36where
- 53:36we
- 53:37look
- 53:37back
- 53:37on
- 53:37this,
- 53:37this
- 53:38time
- 53:38period
- 53:39where
- 53:39we're
- 53:39sending
- 53:39out
- 53:40mass
- 53:40email
- 53:40marketing
- 53:40and
- 53:41mass
- 53:41text
- 53:41messaging
- 53:42and
- 53:42the
- 53:42same
- 53:43message
- 53:43on
- 53:43everybody's
- 53:44website
- 53:45where
- 53:45every
- 53:46communication
- 53:46is
- 53:46personalized
- 53:47down
- 53:47to
- 53:48every
- 53:48guest
- 53:48of
- 53:48what
- 53:48we
- 53:49know
- 53:49in
- 53:49the
- 53:49database.
- 53:50And
- 53:50we
- 53:50like,
- 53:50we
- 53:51look
- 53:51at
- 53:51this
- 53:51era,
- 53:51like,
- 53:52were
- 53:52we
- 53:52thinking
- 53:53sending
- 53:53the
- 53:54same
- 53:54message
- 53:54to
- 53:54everybody?
- 53:55I
- 53:55think
- 53:55that.
- 53:55I
- 53:55think
- 53:55that's
- 53:56very.
- 53:56I
- 53:56think
- 53:56that's
- 53:56going
- 53:56to
- 53:56come.
- 53:57I
- 53:57think
- 53:57AI
- 53:57is
- 53:57going
- 53:57to
- 53:57be
- 53:58a
- 53:58part
- 53:58of
- 53:58that.
- 53:59But
- 53:59I
- 53:59think
- 53:59that's
- 53:59going
- 53:59to
- 53:59be
- 54:00a
- 54:00guest
- 54:00experience
- 54:01that
- 54:01like
- 54:01you
- 54:01talked
- 54:01about.
- 54:02You're
- 54:02going
- 54:02to
- 54:02know
- 54:02their
- 54:02birthday,
- 54:03you're
- 54:03going
- 54:03to
- 54:03know
- 54:03last
- 54:03time
- 54:04time
- 54:04they
- 54:04visited.
- 54:04Everything's
- 54:05going
- 54:05to
- 54:05be
- 54:05personalized
- 54:06and
- 54:06maybe
- 54:06it'll
- 54:06be.
- 54:07Maybe
- 54:07that
- 54:07will
- 54:07make
- 54:07it
- 54:07less
- 54:08special
- 54:08when
- 54:09it
- 54:09gets
- 54:09to
- 54:09that
- 54:09point.
- 54:10But
- 54:10it's
- 54:10still
- 54:10going
- 54:10to
- 54:10be
- 54:10a
- 54:10better
- 54:10guest
- 54:11experience.
- 54:12I
- 54:12think
- 54:12that's
- 54:12right.
- 54:13Luxury
- 54:14today
- 54:14is
- 54:15luxuries
- 54:16in
- 54:16the
- 54:16eye
- 54:16of
- 54:16the
- 54:16beholder,
- 54:17but
- 54:17luxury
- 54:18is
- 54:19recognition
- 54:19and
- 54:20it's
- 54:20personalization
- 54:21and
- 54:22everybody
- 54:23wants
- 54:23that
- 54:23at,
- 54:24you
- 54:24know,
- 54:24no
- 54:24matter
- 54:25what
- 54:25type
- 54:25of
- 54:25luxury
- 54:26they
- 54:26seek
- 54:26out.
- 54:27So
- 54:27I
- 54:27think,
- 54:28you
- 54:28know,
- 54:28to
- 54:29your
- 54:29point,
- 54:29Brian,
- 54:29maybe
- 54:30when
- 54:30it,
- 54:30when
- 54:30everybody's
- 54:31receiving
- 54:31that's
- 54:31a
- 54:31little
- 54:32less
- 54:32of
- 54:32a
- 54:32special
- 54:32service
- 54:33today.
- 54:33But
- 54:35you
- 54:35know,
- 54:35ensuring
- 54:36that
- 54:36you're
- 54:36moving
- 54:37in
- 54:37that
- 54:37direction
- 54:37of
- 54:38understanding
- 54:38how
- 54:38you
- 54:38can
- 54:39collect
- 54:39that
- 54:39data
- 54:40and
- 54:40how
- 54:40you
- 54:40can,
- 54:41you
- 54:42know,
- 54:42truly
- 54:42be
- 54:43a
- 54:44brand
- 54:44of
- 54:45hospitality
- 54:45for
- 54:45your
- 54:46park
- 54:46beyond
- 54:46just
- 54:47the
- 54:48one
- 54:48time
- 54:48stay,
- 54:49but
- 54:49how
- 54:50you
- 54:50can
- 54:50really
- 54:50resonate
- 54:51and
- 54:51be
- 54:51an
- 54:52important
- 54:52part
- 54:52of
- 54:52your
- 54:53guest's
- 54:53life
- 54:54in
- 54:55their,
- 54:55over
- 54:56the
- 54:56course
- 54:56of
- 54:56their
- 54:56year.
- 54:57And
- 54:58I'm
- 54:58not
- 54:58trying
- 54:58to
- 54:58be
- 54:58dramatic,
- 54:59but
- 55:00you
- 55:01know,
- 55:01those
- 55:01special
- 55:02call
- 55:02out
- 55:02moments
- 55:03really
- 55:03do
- 55:04make
- 55:04a
- 55:04huge
- 55:05difference.
- 55:06And
- 55:06just
- 55:07that
- 55:07kind
- 55:08of
- 55:08reminds
- 55:08me
- 55:08of,
- 55:10I
- 55:10had
- 55:10heard
- 55:11just
- 55:11recently
- 55:11that
- 55:12interaction
- 55:13is
- 55:13not
- 55:14the
- 55:14same
- 55:14as
- 55:14interface.
- 55:16And
- 55:16I
- 55:17think,
- 55:17you
- 55:18know,
- 55:18when
- 55:18you
- 55:18have
- 55:18that
- 55:19traditional
- 55:19like
- 55:19front
- 55:20desk
- 55:20experience
- 55:20where
- 55:21you're
- 55:21dealing
- 55:21with
- 55:21the
- 55:21guests
- 55:21and
- 55:22like
- 55:22that's
- 55:22your
- 55:22one
- 55:22moment,
- 55:23that's
- 55:23not
- 55:24an
- 55:24interaction.
- 55:24Like
- 55:25there's
- 55:25a
- 55:25transaction,
- 55:26but
- 55:26it's
- 55:27not
- 55:27really
- 55:27an
- 55:27interaction.
- 55:28But
- 55:28what
- 55:28Britt
- 55:29just
- 55:29said
- 55:29about
- 55:29going
- 55:30to
- 55:31the
- 55:31campsite
- 55:32and
- 55:32like
- 55:33meeting
- 55:33that
- 55:33guest
- 55:34and
- 55:34saying,
- 55:34I
- 55:34understand
- 55:35that,
- 55:35hey,
- 55:36this
- 55:37was
- 55:37a
- 55:37difficult
- 55:37situation
- 55:39or
- 55:40even
- 55:41it
- 55:41doesn't
- 55:41have
- 55:41to
- 55:42be
- 55:42a
- 55:42bad
- 55:42situation.
- 55:43It
- 55:43could
- 55:43also
- 55:43just
- 55:44be,
- 55:45you
- 55:45know,
- 55:45your
- 55:46courtesy
- 55:46patrol
- 55:47guy
- 55:47is
- 55:48out
- 55:48patrolling
- 55:49and
- 55:49he
- 55:49sees,
- 55:50you
- 55:50know,
- 55:50maybe
- 55:51the
- 55:51dad
- 55:52or
- 55:52the
- 55:52mom
- 55:52that's
- 55:53having
- 55:53a
- 55:53hard
- 55:53time
- 55:54getting
- 55:54the
- 55:54campfire
- 55:55started,
- 55:55maybe
- 55:56they
- 55:56just
- 55:56stop
- 55:57and,
- 55:57and
- 55:57say,
- 55:58hey,
- 55:58can,
- 55:58you
- 55:58know,
- 55:58can
- 55:59I
- 55:59lend
- 55:59a
- 55:59hand
- 55:59with
- 56:00that?
- 56:00That's
- 56:00an
- 56:00interaction.
- 56:02So
- 56:02the
- 56:02more
- 56:02that
- 56:03we
- 56:03can
- 56:03continue
- 56:04to
- 56:04personalize,
- 56:05recognize
- 56:06and
- 56:07interact,
- 56:07I
- 56:08think
- 56:08that's
- 56:08what
- 56:08people
- 56:08want
- 56:09today.
- 56:09Let
- 56:09them
- 56:10know
- 56:10you
- 56:10care
- 56:10about
- 56:11them.
- 56:11Give
- 56:11them
- 56:11a
- 56:11touch
- 56:12point
- 56:12like
- 56:13on
- 56:13Joe's
- 56:13app.
- 56:13Joe,
- 56:14can
- 56:14we
- 56:14track
- 56:14their
- 56:15location
- 56:15forever?
- 56:16Can
- 56:16we
- 56:17just
- 56:17say
- 56:17like,
- 56:17hey,
- 56:17I
- 56:17saw
- 56:18you
- 56:18just
- 56:18went
- 56:18to
- 56:18Papa
- 56:18John's.
- 56:19Did
- 56:19you
- 56:19know
- 56:19we
- 56:19have
- 56:19a
- 56:19pizza
- 56:20restaurant?
- 56:20I
- 56:20know
- 56:20it's
- 56:21privacy
- 56:22concerns
- 56:22with
- 56:22that.
- 56:23Brian,
- 56:23but
- 56:23they
- 56:24know
- 56:24you're
- 56:24thinking
- 56:24about
- 56:25them
- 56:25then,
- 56:25right?
- 56:25It's
- 56:25the
- 56:26care
- 56:26that
- 56:26Scott
- 56:27was
- 56:27talking
- 56:27about.
- 56:28Well,
- 56:28actually
- 56:28I
- 56:29did
- 56:29want
- 56:29to
- 56:29jump
- 56:29in.
- 56:29We've,
- 56:30we've
- 56:30camped
- 56:31at
- 56:31multiple
- 56:31properties
- 56:32that
- 56:34while
- 56:34a
- 56:35lot
- 56:35of
- 56:35places
- 56:35don't
- 56:36have
- 56:36the
- 56:36staffing
- 56:36to
- 56:37do
- 56:37this,
- 56:38they
- 56:39right
- 56:39around
- 56:40quiet
- 56:40hours,
- 56:41drive
- 56:41around
- 56:41the
- 56:41sites
- 56:42and
- 56:42whoever's
- 56:42outside,
- 56:43they
- 56:43come
- 56:43and
- 56:43talk
- 56:43to
- 56:43them
- 56:44and
- 56:44say,
- 56:44hey,
- 56:44you're
- 56:45watching
- 56:45the
- 56:45Movie.
- 56:45Oh,
- 56:45after
- 56:46that
- 56:46movie's
- 56:46over,
- 56:46would
- 56:47you
- 56:47mind
- 56:47turning
- 56:47it
- 56:47off
- 56:48Quiet
- 56:48hours
- 56:48soon
- 56:49or
- 56:50just
- 56:50asking
- 56:51about
- 56:51your
- 56:51day?
- 56:51So
- 56:52one
- 56:52campground
- 56:52is
- 56:53a
- 56:53smaller
- 56:53100
- 56:53site
- 56:54and
- 56:54the
- 56:54owner
- 56:55walked,
- 56:55went
- 56:55by,
- 56:56he
- 56:56lived
- 56:56on
- 56:56site
- 56:57in
- 56:57that
- 56:57particular
- 56:58case,
- 56:58but
- 56:58he
- 56:59would
- 56:59drive
- 56:59by
- 56:59on
- 56:59his
- 56:59golf
- 57:00cart
- 57:00at
- 57:00night
- 57:00right
- 57:00around
- 57:01quiet
- 57:01hours
- 57:01and
- 57:01just
- 57:01talk
- 57:02to
- 57:02everybody.
- 57:02And
- 57:03it's
- 57:03a
- 57:03personal
- 57:04touch
- 57:04and
- 57:04it's
- 57:05really
- 57:05hard
- 57:05to
- 57:05complain.
- 57:06It's
- 57:06really
- 57:06hard
- 57:06to
- 57:07ask
- 57:07for
- 57:07a
- 57:07refund
- 57:08when
- 57:09you
- 57:09know
- 57:09the
- 57:09owner.
- 57:10You
- 57:10know,
- 57:10it's
- 57:11going
- 57:11to
- 57:11be
- 57:11a
- 57:11lot
- 57:11harder
- 57:12when
- 57:12you've
- 57:12met
- 57:12them
- 57:12and
- 57:13you,
- 57:13you
- 57:14recognize
- 57:14them
- 57:14as
- 57:15a
- 57:15person
- 57:15as
- 57:15opposed
- 57:16to
- 57:17just,
- 57:17oh,
- 57:18this
- 57:18huge
- 57:18campground
- 57:19that
- 57:19we're,
- 57:19that
- 57:20we're
- 57:20dealing
- 57:20with.
- 57:20You
- 57:21know,
- 57:21it's,
- 57:21it's
- 57:21a,
- 57:21it's
- 57:22just
- 57:22a
- 57:22different
- 57:23level
- 57:23of
- 57:23a
- 57:23relationship.
- 57:25Yeah,
- 57:25I
- 57:25mean
- 57:25I,
- 57:26I
- 57:26still
- 57:26remember
- 57:26when
- 57:27we
- 57:27were
- 57:27in,
- 57:28I
- 57:28think
- 57:28it
- 57:28was
- 57:29Pigeon
- 57:29Forge,
- 57:30Tennessee.
- 57:30There's
- 57:31a
- 57:31Christmas
- 57:31themed
- 57:32hotel
- 57:32there
- 57:33all
- 57:33year
- 57:33round.
- 57:33And
- 57:34this
- 57:34is
- 57:34years
- 57:34ago,
- 57:35but
- 57:35I
- 57:35went
- 57:36there
- 57:36and
- 57:36filmed
- 57:36a
- 57:36video
- 57:37of
- 57:37their
- 57:37property.
- 57:37I
- 57:37think
- 57:38it
- 57:38was
- 57:38a
- 57:38Christmas
- 57:38tree
- 57:38in
- 57:39or
- 57:39something
- 57:39like
- 57:39that.
- 57:40But
- 57:40they
- 57:40still
- 57:40like
- 57:41they
- 57:41came
- 57:41and
- 57:41they
- 57:41knocked
- 57:42on
- 57:42your
- 57:42door
- 57:42and
- 57:42did
- 57:42the
- 57:43turndown
- 57:43service
- 57:43and
- 57:43delivered
- 57:44little
- 57:44warm
- 57:44cookies
- 57:45to
- 57:45you.
- 57:45Right.
- 57:45Like
- 57:45that
- 57:46stuff
- 57:46that
- 57:46sticks.
- 57:47I've
- 57:47traveled
- 57:48a
- 57:48lot
- 57:48and
- 57:49that
- 57:49stuff
- 57:49for
- 57:49that
- 57:50to
- 57:50stick
- 57:50in
- 57:50a
- 57:50mind
- 57:51of
- 57:51me
- 57:51that's
- 57:52half
- 57:52senile
- 57:52and
- 57:52old
- 57:53and
- 57:53can't
- 57:53remember
- 57:53what
- 57:53they
- 57:53had
- 57:53for
- 57:54breakfast
- 57:54is
- 57:54pretty
- 57:55impressive
- 57:5510,
- 57:5615
- 57:56years
- 57:57later.
- 57:57So
- 57:58that
- 57:58stuff
- 57:58does
- 57:58like
- 57:59people
- 57:59remember
- 57:59that
- 57:59for
- 58:00a
- 58:00long
- 58:00time.
- 58:01It's
- 58:02understanding
- 58:02expectations.
- 58:03Right.
- 58:04Our
- 58:04guests,
- 58:05they
- 58:05have
- 58:06an
- 58:06expectation
- 58:06that,
- 58:07you
- 58:07know,
- 58:07someone
- 58:08will
- 58:08answer
- 58:08the
- 58:08phone,
- 58:08someone
- 58:09will
- 58:09be
- 58:09there,
- 58:09that
- 58:10the
- 58:10site
- 58:10will
- 58:10be
- 58:10level,
- 58:11that
- 58:11they'll
- 58:12have,
- 58:12you
- 58:13know,
- 58:13functioning
- 58:13electricity,
- 58:14bathrooms
- 58:14will
- 58:14be
- 58:15clean.
- 58:15Right.
- 58:15There's,
- 58:15there's
- 58:16a
- 58:16level
- 58:16of
- 58:16expectation.
- 58:17It's
- 58:18the
- 58:18opportunities
- 58:19where
- 58:19we
- 58:19can
- 58:19deliver
- 58:20above
- 58:21that.
- 58:21That's
- 58:22what
- 58:22they're
- 58:22going
- 58:22to
- 58:22remember.
- 58:23Right.
- 58:24You
- 58:24know,
- 58:24it's,
- 58:25it's
- 58:25exceeding
- 58:26that.
- 58:26It's
- 58:26the
- 58:26special
- 58:27moment,
- 58:29you
- 58:29know,
- 58:30and
- 58:30it
- 58:30does
- 58:30take
- 58:31a
- 58:31lot
- 58:31of
- 58:32effort.
- 58:32That's
- 58:32where
- 58:32the
- 58:32challenge
- 58:33is.
- 58:33You
- 58:33have
- 58:33to
- 58:34actually
- 58:34go
- 58:34out
- 58:35and
- 58:35try
- 58:35and
- 58:36find
- 58:36those
- 58:36moments
- 58:37and
- 58:37you
- 58:37can
- 58:37do
- 58:38all
- 58:38the
- 58:38planning
- 58:39you
- 58:39want
- 58:39of,
- 58:40hey,
- 58:40we're
- 58:40going
- 58:40to
- 58:40give
- 58:40some
- 58:41budget
- 58:41to
- 58:42the
- 58:42team
- 58:43that
- 58:43if
- 58:43they
- 58:44identify
- 58:44something,
- 58:45they
- 58:45can
- 58:46give
- 58:47something
- 58:47from
- 58:47the
- 58:47store
- 58:48to
- 58:48a
- 58:48kid
- 58:48who's
- 58:48crying
- 58:49or
- 58:49whatever
- 58:50that
- 58:50situation
- 58:51may
- 58:51be.
- 58:51You
- 58:51can
- 58:51create
- 58:52that
- 58:52structure.
- 58:53But
- 58:53it's
- 58:53still
- 58:53going
- 58:54to
- 58:54take
- 58:54effort
- 58:55and
- 58:56motivation
- 58:57for,
- 58:57for
- 58:57the
- 58:58people
- 58:58on
- 58:58the
- 58:58ground
- 58:58and
- 58:59the
- 58:59front
- 58:59lines
- 58:59who
- 58:59are
- 59:00not
- 59:01just
- 59:01talking
- 59:02like
- 59:02you
- 59:02were
- 59:02saying,
- 59:04Joe
- 59:05and,
- 59:05and
- 59:06Scott
- 59:06and
- 59:07it's
- 59:07not
- 59:07just
- 59:08like
- 59:08having
- 59:08that
- 59:09discussion
- 59:09with
- 59:10them.
- 59:10It's
- 59:10how
- 59:10do
- 59:10you
- 59:11connect
- 59:11with
- 59:11them?
- 59:11And
- 59:12it.
- 59:12The
- 59:12challenge
- 59:13is
- 59:13it.
- 59:14It
- 59:15requires
- 59:16effort,
- 59:16it
- 59:17requires
- 59:17time,
- 59:17it
- 59:18requires
- 59:18emotion,
- 59:19but
- 59:19it's
- 59:20whatever
- 59:20you
- 59:20can
- 59:20do
- 59:21to
- 59:21go
- 59:21a
- 59:21little
- 59:21bit
- 59:21above
- 59:22and
- 59:22beyond
- 59:22what
- 59:23the
- 59:23base
- 59:23expectation
- 59:24is.
- 59:24Like
- 59:24you're
- 59:25saying,
- 59:25Brian,
- 59:25you'll
- 59:25remember
- 59:26that
- 59:26for.
- 59:26For
- 59:27years
- 59:27to
- 59:27come.
- 59:27And
- 59:27that
- 59:28may
- 59:28be
- 59:28how
- 59:29you
- 59:29get
- 59:29someone
- 59:29to
- 59:30come
- 59:30back.
- 59:30That
- 59:30may
- 59:30be
- 59:31your
- 59:31differentiator
- 59:32from
- 59:32the
- 59:32park
- 59:33down
- 59:33the
- 59:33street.
- 59:33That's
- 59:34bigger,
- 59:34newer,
- 59:35bigger
- 59:36budget,
- 59:36nicer
- 59:37amenities,
- 59:38but
- 59:38maybe
- 59:38they
- 59:39don't
- 59:39provide
- 59:39that
- 59:40touch,
- 59:40or
- 59:40maybe
- 59:41they
- 59:41don't
- 59:41have
- 59:41that
- 59:41relationship
- 59:42with
- 59:42their
- 59:42guests
- 59:43that
- 59:43a
- 59:43small
- 59:44campground
- 59:44operator
- 59:45can
- 59:45have.
- 59:46100%
- 59:47agree
- 59:47with
- 59:47you.
- 59:47The
- 59:48only
- 59:48thing
- 59:48I'll
- 59:48play
- 59:48devil's
- 59:49advocate
- 59:49on,
- 59:49briefly
- 59:50is
- 59:50the
- 59:50effort,
- 59:51because
- 59:51I
- 59:52don't
- 59:52think,
- 59:52like,
- 59:52sometimes
- 59:53it's
- 59:53going
- 59:53to
- 59:53require
- 59:53effort,
- 59:54right?
- 59:54But,
- 59:55like,
- 59:55I
- 59:55still
- 59:55remember
- 59:56Traverse
- 59:56City
- 59:57KOA
- 59:57when
- 59:58we
- 59:58went
- 59:58there
- 59:58in
- 59:5920,
- 59:59maybe
- 59:5911
- 1:00:00or
- 1:00:0012
- 1:00:00or
- 1:00:01something
- 1:00:01like
- 1:00:01that,
- 1:00:02had
- 1:00:02little
- 1:00:02tiny
- 1:00:03local
- 1:00:03organic
- 1:00:03soaps
- 1:00:04in
- 1:00:04their
- 1:00:04cabin.
- 1:00:05And
- 1:00:05this
- 1:00:05is
- 1:00:05back
- 1:00:05when
- 1:00:06I
- 1:00:06was
- 1:00:06just
- 1:00:06starting
- 1:00:06to
- 1:00:07eat
- 1:00:07organic.
- 1:00:08And
- 1:00:08so
- 1:00:08I
- 1:00:08paid
- 1:00:08attention
- 1:00:09to
- 1:00:09that
- 1:00:09stuff,
- 1:00:10but
- 1:00:10that
- 1:00:10I
- 1:00:10still
- 1:00:11remember.
- 1:00:11And
- 1:00:11so
- 1:00:12that,
- 1:00:12like,
- 1:00:13sure,
- 1:00:13I
- 1:00:13guess
- 1:00:13it
- 1:00:13took
- 1:00:14effort
- 1:00:14to
- 1:00:14plan
- 1:00:14it
- 1:00:15a
- 1:00:15little
- 1:00:15bit,
- 1:00:15but
- 1:00:15once
- 1:00:15it's
- 1:00:16done,
- 1:00:16that's
- 1:00:16not
- 1:00:16as
- 1:00:17much
- 1:00:17effort
- 1:00:17as
- 1:00:17some
- 1:00:17of
- 1:00:17the
- 1:00:18other
- 1:00:18things.
- 1:00:18And
- 1:00:19so
- 1:00:19I'm
- 1:00:19not
- 1:00:19saying
- 1:00:19that
- 1:00:19that's
- 1:00:20going
- 1:00:20to
- 1:00:20work
- 1:00:20for
- 1:00:20everybody
- 1:00:20or
- 1:00:21that
- 1:00:21should
- 1:00:21be
- 1:00:21the
- 1:00:21strategy,
- 1:00:22but
- 1:00:22it
- 1:00:23doesn't
- 1:00:23have
- 1:00:23to
- 1:00:23require
- 1:00:24a
- 1:00:24lot
- 1:00:24of
- 1:00:24effort
- 1:00:24all
- 1:00:25the
- 1:00:25time.
- 1:00:25No,
- 1:00:25it
- 1:00:26does.
- 1:00:26It
- 1:00:26doesn't.
- 1:00:27And
- 1:00:27I
- 1:00:27think
- 1:00:27what.
- 1:00:28What's
- 1:00:28important
- 1:00:28to
- 1:00:29recognize
- 1:00:29is
- 1:00:30there's.
- 1:00:32There's
- 1:00:32an
- 1:00:33opportunity
- 1:00:33for
- 1:00:34us
- 1:00:34to
- 1:00:35build
- 1:00:35that
- 1:00:36into
- 1:00:36our
- 1:00:36culture,
- 1:00:37who
- 1:00:37we
- 1:00:37are,
- 1:00:38how
- 1:00:38we
- 1:00:38operate
- 1:00:38to
- 1:00:39where
- 1:00:39it's
- 1:00:40not
- 1:00:40actually
- 1:00:41extra
- 1:00:41effort
- 1:00:41effort,
- 1:00:41it's
- 1:00:42just
- 1:00:42what
- 1:00:42we
- 1:00:42do
- 1:00:43versus
- 1:00:44having
- 1:00:45that
- 1:00:45expectation
- 1:00:46for
- 1:00:46our
- 1:00:46teams
- 1:00:46of,
- 1:00:47like,
- 1:00:47this
- 1:00:47is.
- 1:00:47This
- 1:00:48is
- 1:00:48what
- 1:00:48we
- 1:00:48do,
- 1:00:48and
- 1:00:48this
- 1:00:49is
- 1:00:49all
- 1:00:49we
- 1:00:49do,
- 1:00:49and
- 1:00:49this
- 1:00:49is
- 1:00:49all
- 1:00:50we
- 1:00:50have
- 1:00:50time
- 1:00:50for.
- 1:00:50Like,
- 1:00:51we
- 1:00:51want
- 1:00:51to.
- 1:00:51Like
- 1:00:51you
- 1:00:52were
- 1:00:52saying
- 1:00:52this
- 1:00:52earlier,
- 1:00:52Brian,
- 1:00:53how
- 1:00:53do
- 1:00:53we
- 1:00:53empower
- 1:00:54ourselves,
- 1:00:56our
- 1:00:56teams,
- 1:00:58to.
- 1:00:58To
- 1:00:59feel
- 1:01:00that
- 1:01:00that
- 1:01:00is
- 1:01:01their
- 1:01:01job,
- 1:01:01that
- 1:01:02that
- 1:01:02is
- 1:01:02what
- 1:01:02they
- 1:01:02need
- 1:01:02to
- 1:01:03do,
- 1:01:03that
- 1:01:03it's
- 1:01:03just
- 1:01:03a
- 1:01:04part
- 1:01:04of
- 1:01:04running
- 1:01:04the
- 1:01:04campground
- 1:01:05versus
- 1:01:06we,
- 1:01:06you
- 1:01:07know,
- 1:01:07this
- 1:01:07is
- 1:01:07what
- 1:01:07we
- 1:01:07do.
- 1:01:07We
- 1:01:08provide
- 1:01:08a
- 1:01:08place
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- 1:01:21I
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- 1:01:49just
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- 1:01:54them
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- 1:01:55that
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- 1:02:29needed
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- 1:02:29mars.
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- 1:03:26potential
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- 1:05:58that
- 1:05:58I've
- 1:05:58been
- 1:05:58an
- 1:05:58hour
- 1:05:58and
- 1:05:58a
- 1:05:58half
- 1:05:59without
- 1:05:59saying
- 1:05:59this.
- 1:05:59But
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- 1:06:00go
- 1:06:00to
- 1:06:00chat
- 1:06:00GPT,
- 1:06:02this
- 1:06:02is
- 1:06:02not
- 1:06:02a
- 1:06:02thing
- 1:06:03anymore.
- 1:06:03Like
- 1:06:03go
- 1:06:04to
- 1:06:04chat
- 1:06:04GPT,
- 1:06:05sign
- 1:06:05up
- 1:06:05for
- 1:06:05a
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- 1:06:05account
- 1:06:06and
- 1:06:06say
- 1:06:06I'm
- 1:06:06a
- 1:06:07busy
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- 1:06:07owner
- 1:06:08and
- 1:06:08I
- 1:06:08want
- 1:06:08to
- 1:06:08improve
- 1:06:09my
- 1:06:09guest
- 1:06:09experience.
- 1:06:10I
- 1:06:10only
- 1:06:11have
- 1:06:1115
- 1:06:11minutes
- 1:06:12a
- 1:06:12week.
- 1:06:12Where
- 1:06:13do
- 1:06:13I
- 1:06:13start
- 1:06:14total?
- 1:06:16One
- 1:06:17thing
- 1:06:17that
- 1:06:17I
- 1:06:17would
- 1:06:17say
- 1:06:18that
- 1:06:18ties
- 1:06:19into
- 1:06:19a
- 1:06:19little
- 1:06:19bit
- 1:06:19of
- 1:06:20both
- 1:06:20of
- 1:06:20these
- 1:06:20and
- 1:06:20one
- 1:06:21is
- 1:06:22so
- 1:06:22we
- 1:06:23do
- 1:06:23a
- 1:06:23lot
- 1:06:23of
- 1:06:23automation,
- 1:06:24we
- 1:06:24love
- 1:06:24our
- 1:06:24technology
- 1:06:25here
- 1:06:25and
- 1:06:26the
- 1:06:26Thing
- 1:06:26is,
- 1:06:26you
- 1:06:26can
- 1:06:27kind
- 1:06:27of
- 1:06:27get
- 1:06:27killed
- 1:06:27by
- 1:06:27your
- 1:06:28own
- 1:06:28technology
- 1:06:28if
- 1:06:29you
- 1:06:29don't
- 1:06:29step
- 1:06:29back
- 1:06:29and
- 1:06:30look
- 1:06:30at
- 1:06:30it.
- 1:06:30So
- 1:06:30I
- 1:06:31just
- 1:06:31said
- 1:06:31to
- 1:06:31my
- 1:06:31team
- 1:06:32today,
- 1:06:33every
- 1:06:33single
- 1:06:33one
- 1:06:33of
- 1:06:34us
- 1:06:34is
- 1:06:34going
- 1:06:34to
- 1:06:34make
- 1:06:34a
- 1:06:34fake
- 1:06:35booking,
- 1:06:35a
- 1:06:36real
- 1:06:36booking.
- 1:06:37Our
- 1:06:37reservation
- 1:06:37software
- 1:06:38will
- 1:06:38think
- 1:06:38and
- 1:06:38we're
- 1:06:38going
- 1:06:39to
- 1:06:39get
- 1:06:39every
- 1:06:39single
- 1:06:39touch
- 1:06:40point
- 1:06:40that
- 1:06:40the
- 1:06:40desk
- 1:06:40would
- 1:06:41get
- 1:06:41because
- 1:06:42over
- 1:06:42time
- 1:06:43you
- 1:06:43can
- 1:06:43end
- 1:06:44up
- 1:06:44with
- 1:06:44do
- 1:06:44not
- 1:06:45and
- 1:06:45don't
- 1:06:45you
- 1:06:45dare.
- 1:06:46And
- 1:06:46like.
- 1:06:46And
- 1:06:47sometimes
- 1:06:47the
- 1:06:48communication
- 1:06:48pieces
- 1:06:49are.
- 1:06:49I
- 1:06:49said
- 1:06:49we're
- 1:06:49going
- 1:06:49to
- 1:06:49be
- 1:06:50looking
- 1:06:50at
- 1:06:50tone,
- 1:06:50we're
- 1:06:51going
- 1:06:51to
- 1:06:51be
- 1:06:51looking
- 1:06:51at
- 1:06:52accuracy
- 1:06:52because
- 1:06:53over
- 1:06:53time
- 1:06:53policies
- 1:06:54get
- 1:06:54tweaked
- 1:06:54a
- 1:06:54little.
- 1:06:54And
- 1:06:55did
- 1:06:55we
- 1:06:55make
- 1:06:55sure
- 1:06:55to
- 1:06:55check
- 1:06:56every
- 1:06:56single
- 1:06:56template?
- 1:06:57And
- 1:06:58we're
- 1:06:58going
- 1:06:58to
- 1:06:58be
- 1:06:58looking
- 1:06:58at
- 1:06:58brevity.
- 1:06:59Are
- 1:06:59we
- 1:06:59sending
- 1:07:00too
- 1:07:00much
- 1:07:00stuff
- 1:07:01to
- 1:07:01people
- 1:07:01or.
- 1:07:02I
- 1:07:02doubt
- 1:07:03it's
- 1:07:03not
- 1:07:03going
- 1:07:03to
- 1:07:03be
- 1:07:03not
- 1:07:04enough.
- 1:07:04But
- 1:07:05that's
- 1:07:05one
- 1:07:05thing
- 1:07:05that
- 1:07:06doesn't
- 1:07:06really
- 1:07:06take
- 1:07:06that
- 1:07:06long.
- 1:07:07We
- 1:07:07shouldn't
- 1:07:07get
- 1:07:07that
- 1:07:07many
- 1:07:08emails
- 1:07:08and
- 1:07:08we'll
- 1:07:08just
- 1:07:09be
- 1:07:09reading
- 1:07:09them
- 1:07:09as
- 1:07:09if
- 1:07:09we're
- 1:07:10the
- 1:07:10guest
- 1:07:11experiencing
- 1:07:11the
- 1:07:12pre
- 1:07:12check
- 1:07:12in
- 1:07:12process.
- 1:07:13So
- 1:07:14it's
- 1:07:14a
- 1:07:14combination
- 1:07:14of
- 1:07:15automation
- 1:07:16and
- 1:07:16the
- 1:07:16technology
- 1:07:17and
- 1:07:18making
- 1:07:18sure
- 1:07:18that
- 1:07:19to
- 1:07:19Kevin's
- 1:07:20point,
- 1:07:20that
- 1:07:20we
- 1:07:20look
- 1:07:20at
- 1:07:20our
- 1:07:21stuff
- 1:07:22not
- 1:07:22just
- 1:07:22the
- 1:07:22first
- 1:07:23time
- 1:07:23we
- 1:07:23set
- 1:07:23it
- 1:07:23up,
- 1:07:24but
- 1:07:24on
- 1:07:24an
- 1:07:24ongoing
- 1:07:25basis.
- 1:07:27You
- 1:07:27know,
- 1:07:27it's
- 1:07:27funny,
- 1:07:27I
- 1:07:28used
- 1:07:28to
- 1:07:28walk
- 1:07:28the
- 1:07:28campground
- 1:07:29every
- 1:07:29single
- 1:07:30Sunday
- 1:07:30morning
- 1:07:31and
- 1:07:31I
- 1:07:31would
- 1:07:32say
- 1:07:32largely
- 1:07:33it
- 1:07:33was
- 1:07:33a
- 1:07:33checkout
- 1:07:33day,
- 1:07:34right.
- 1:07:34So
- 1:07:34I'd
- 1:07:34be
- 1:07:34checking
- 1:07:34in
- 1:07:35with
- 1:07:35people
- 1:07:35and
- 1:07:35saying
- 1:07:36goodbye
- 1:07:36to
- 1:07:36them.
- 1:07:37I
- 1:07:37don't
- 1:07:37think
- 1:07:38they'll
- 1:07:38do
- 1:07:38it
- 1:07:38ever
- 1:07:38again.
- 1:07:39Not
- 1:07:40it
- 1:07:41offered
- 1:07:41a
- 1:07:41lot
- 1:07:42to
- 1:07:42me
- 1:07:42as
- 1:07:42a
- 1:07:43new
- 1:07:43owner,
- 1:07:45but
- 1:07:45it
- 1:07:46was.
- 1:07:47And
- 1:07:47I.
- 1:07:48It
- 1:07:48was
- 1:07:48one
- 1:07:48of
- 1:07:48those
- 1:07:48things
- 1:07:49that
- 1:07:49actually
- 1:07:49was
- 1:07:49very
- 1:07:50exhausting.
- 1:07:50I
- 1:07:50was
- 1:07:50already
- 1:07:51like
- 1:07:51at
- 1:07:51the
- 1:07:51end
- 1:07:52of
- 1:07:52my
- 1:07:52emotional
- 1:07:52reserves
- 1:07:53because
- 1:07:54I
- 1:07:54would
- 1:07:54work,
- 1:07:55I
- 1:07:55don't
- 1:07:55know,
- 1:07:55I
- 1:07:55think
- 1:07:56I
- 1:07:56don't
- 1:07:56even
- 1:07:56want
- 1:07:56to
- 1:07:56know
- 1:07:57the
- 1:07:57hours,
- 1:07:57right.
- 1:07:57Because
- 1:07:57I
- 1:07:58was
- 1:07:58still
- 1:07:59very
- 1:07:59much
- 1:07:59at
- 1:07:59the
- 1:07:59front
- 1:07:59line.
- 1:08:00Didn't
- 1:08:00have
- 1:08:00the
- 1:08:00kind
- 1:08:00of
- 1:08:00support
- 1:08:01staff
- 1:08:01I
- 1:08:01did
- 1:08:01now.
- 1:08:02But
- 1:08:02at
- 1:08:03some
- 1:08:03point,
- 1:08:03if
- 1:08:03you're
- 1:08:03doing
- 1:08:03your
- 1:08:04job
- 1:08:04right,
- 1:08:04you're
- 1:08:04starting
- 1:08:04to
- 1:08:05get
- 1:08:05a
- 1:08:05very
- 1:08:05repetitive
- 1:08:06message.
- 1:08:08I
- 1:08:08offer
- 1:08:08opportunities
- 1:08:09for
- 1:08:09people
- 1:08:09to
- 1:08:09meet
- 1:08:10me
- 1:08:10throughout
- 1:08:10the
- 1:08:10work
- 1:08:11day.
- 1:08:11I
- 1:08:11don't
- 1:08:12know
- 1:08:12if
- 1:08:12that
- 1:08:12makes
- 1:08:12sense.
- 1:08:13It
- 1:08:13was
- 1:08:13a
- 1:08:13very
- 1:08:13helpful
- 1:08:14tool
- 1:08:14in
- 1:08:14the
- 1:08:14beginning.
- 1:08:15It
- 1:08:15might
- 1:08:15be
- 1:08:15great
- 1:08:15if
- 1:08:16you
- 1:08:16just
- 1:08:16bought
- 1:08:16your
- 1:08:16park.
- 1:08:17But
- 1:08:17as
- 1:08:17a
- 1:08:17sustainable
- 1:08:18practice,
- 1:08:19I
- 1:08:20didn't
- 1:08:20find
- 1:08:20it
- 1:08:20sustainable.
- 1:08:21And
- 1:08:21I'd
- 1:08:21be
- 1:08:21curious
- 1:08:22about
- 1:08:22how
- 1:08:23you
- 1:08:23guys
- 1:08:23feel
- 1:08:23about
- 1:08:24something
- 1:08:24like
- 1:08:24that.
- 1:08:24Is
- 1:08:25that
- 1:08:25something
- 1:08:25where
- 1:08:26you
- 1:08:26wish
- 1:08:26managers,
- 1:08:27if
- 1:08:27you
- 1:08:27have
- 1:08:27multiple
- 1:08:28parks
- 1:08:28or
- 1:08:28owners
- 1:08:29were
- 1:08:29doing
- 1:08:29or
- 1:08:29do
- 1:08:30you
- 1:08:30kind
- 1:08:30of
- 1:08:30see
- 1:08:31how
- 1:08:31I
- 1:08:31would
- 1:08:31reach
- 1:08:32that
- 1:08:32fatigue
- 1:08:32point
- 1:08:33and
- 1:08:33also
- 1:08:34sort
- 1:08:34of
- 1:08:35diminishing
- 1:08:36returns
- 1:08:37Because
- 1:08:37I
- 1:08:37had
- 1:08:37heard
- 1:08:37what
- 1:08:38the
- 1:08:38guests
- 1:08:39collectively
- 1:08:39needed
- 1:08:40to
- 1:08:40say
- 1:08:40to
- 1:08:40me,
- 1:08:41excluding
- 1:08:42a
- 1:08:42one
- 1:08:42off
- 1:08:43bad
- 1:08:43encounter,
- 1:08:44I
- 1:08:45had
- 1:08:45learned
- 1:08:46what
- 1:08:46they
- 1:08:47were
- 1:08:47looking
- 1:08:47for
- 1:08:47for
- 1:08:47our
- 1:08:47facility
- 1:08:48for
- 1:08:48the
- 1:08:48different
- 1:08:49types
- 1:08:49of
- 1:08:49guests
- 1:08:49that
- 1:08:49we
- 1:08:50have.
- 1:08:50Does
- 1:08:50that
- 1:08:50make
- 1:08:50sense?
- 1:08:52Yeah,
- 1:08:54yeah.
- 1:08:54I
- 1:08:55think,
- 1:08:55Lela,
- 1:08:55what
- 1:08:55you've,
- 1:08:56what
- 1:08:56you've
- 1:08:57incorporated
- 1:08:58with
- 1:08:59that
- 1:09:00post
- 1:09:00arrival
- 1:09:01text
- 1:09:02message
- 1:09:02is
- 1:09:03great
- 1:09:03to
- 1:09:04help
- 1:09:04obtain
- 1:09:05some
- 1:09:05level
- 1:09:06of
- 1:09:06real
- 1:09:06time
- 1:09:06feedback
- 1:09:07to
- 1:09:07help
- 1:09:08reduce
- 1:09:08that
- 1:09:09burden.
- 1:09:09And
- 1:09:10you
- 1:09:10know,
- 1:09:10I
- 1:09:10know
- 1:09:11that
- 1:09:11Brian
- 1:09:11will
- 1:09:11have
- 1:09:12solutions
- 1:09:12for
- 1:09:12us
- 1:09:13to
- 1:09:13consider
- 1:09:13as
- 1:09:14well.
- 1:09:14But
- 1:09:15the
- 1:09:15more
- 1:09:15that
- 1:09:16you
- 1:09:16can,
- 1:09:17I
- 1:09:17think,
- 1:09:17utilize
- 1:09:18technology
- 1:09:19for
- 1:09:19the
- 1:09:19benefit
- 1:09:20of
- 1:09:21capturing
- 1:09:21that
- 1:09:22feedback
- 1:09:23while
- 1:09:23reducing
- 1:09:24the
- 1:09:24amount
- 1:09:24of
- 1:09:24time
- 1:09:25that
- 1:09:25you're
- 1:09:26having
- 1:09:26to
- 1:09:27spend
- 1:09:27collecting
- 1:09:28the
- 1:09:28feedback,
- 1:09:29but
- 1:09:30most
- 1:09:30importantly
- 1:09:31is
- 1:09:32provide
- 1:09:33utilizing
- 1:09:33that
- 1:09:34as
- 1:09:34a
- 1:09:34hospitality
- 1:09:35tool.
- 1:09:35And
- 1:09:36so
- 1:09:36as
- 1:09:36an
- 1:09:37example,
- 1:09:37maybe
- 1:09:38you
- 1:09:38can
- 1:09:39inquire
- 1:09:40with
- 1:09:41your,
- 1:09:41within
- 1:09:42that
- 1:09:42first
- 1:09:42text
- 1:09:42message,
- 1:09:43inquire
- 1:09:44with
- 1:09:44your
- 1:09:44guest
- 1:09:45if
- 1:09:45they
- 1:09:45would
- 1:09:45like
- 1:09:45to
- 1:09:46like
- 1:09:46for
- 1:09:46you
- 1:09:47to
- 1:09:47check
- 1:09:47in
- 1:09:47with
- 1:09:47them
- 1:09:47throughout
- 1:09:48their
- 1:09:48stay.
- 1:09:49The
- 1:09:49ones
- 1:09:49that
- 1:09:49want
- 1:09:50that
- 1:09:50interaction
- 1:09:50will
- 1:09:51say
- 1:09:51yes,
- 1:09:52and
- 1:09:52then
- 1:09:52you
- 1:09:52can
- 1:09:53have
- 1:09:53triggered
- 1:09:54text
- 1:09:54messages
- 1:09:55beyond
- 1:09:55that
- 1:09:55that
- 1:09:56would
- 1:09:56maybe
- 1:09:57check
- 1:09:57in
- 1:09:58at
- 1:09:58whatever
- 1:09:58frequency
- 1:09:59it
- 1:09:59is
- 1:09:59for
- 1:10:00the
- 1:10:00length
- 1:10:00of
- 1:10:00stay.
- 1:10:01We've
- 1:10:02had
- 1:10:02some
- 1:10:02level
- 1:10:02of
- 1:10:03success
- 1:10:03with
- 1:10:03that.
- 1:10:04But
- 1:10:05then
- 1:10:05they
- 1:10:05also
- 1:10:05have
- 1:10:05the
- 1:10:06option
- 1:10:06to
- 1:10:06say
- 1:10:06no.
- 1:10:07And
- 1:10:07again,
- 1:10:08preference,
- 1:10:08preference,
- 1:10:09preference.
- 1:10:09So
- 1:10:10finding
- 1:10:11those
- 1:10:11technology
- 1:10:12solutions
- 1:10:12to
- 1:10:12help
- 1:10:13save
- 1:10:13your
- 1:10:14time,
- 1:10:14people,
- 1:10:14because
- 1:10:14I
- 1:10:14can
- 1:10:15imagine
- 1:10:15that
- 1:10:15that
- 1:10:15would
- 1:10:15be
- 1:10:15really
- 1:10:16hard
- 1:10:16after,
- 1:10:17especially
- 1:10:17once
- 1:10:18late
- 1:10:19August
- 1:10:19comes
- 1:10:19in.
- 1:10:21But
- 1:10:22yes,
- 1:10:22I
- 1:10:23think
- 1:10:24finding
- 1:10:24the
- 1:10:24technology
- 1:10:25solution
- 1:10:25and
- 1:10:25then
- 1:10:26really
- 1:10:27understanding
- 1:10:27the
- 1:10:27hospitality
- 1:10:28tool
- 1:10:28that
- 1:10:29it's
- 1:10:29serving
- 1:10:29and
- 1:10:30how
- 1:10:30it's
- 1:10:30a
- 1:10:30win
- 1:10:30and
- 1:10:31not
- 1:10:31a
- 1:10:31burden
- 1:10:32for
- 1:10:32you
- 1:10:32to
- 1:10:32set
- 1:10:32up
- 1:10:33or
- 1:10:33your
- 1:10:33guests.
- 1:10:33To
- 1:10:33receive
- 1:10:34personalization
- 1:10:35and
- 1:10:35thoughtfulness.
- 1:10:36Like,
- 1:10:37you
- 1:10:37can't
- 1:10:37just
- 1:10:37automate
- 1:10:37for
- 1:10:38the
- 1:10:38sake
- 1:10:38of
- 1:10:38automating.
- 1:10:38No
- 1:10:39one's
- 1:10:39arguing
- 1:10:39for
- 1:10:40that.
- 1:10:40Well,
- 1:10:40somebody
- 1:10:40is,
- 1:10:41but
- 1:10:41nobody
- 1:10:41on
- 1:10:41the
- 1:10:41show.
- 1:10:41Right.
- 1:10:43So
- 1:10:43panelists,
- 1:10:44maybe
- 1:10:45the
- 1:10:45host?
- 1:10:45Well,
- 1:10:46no,
- 1:10:46I'm
- 1:10:46not
- 1:10:47like,
- 1:10:47I
- 1:10:47like
- 1:10:47you
- 1:10:48should.
- 1:10:48There's
- 1:10:48lots
- 1:10:48of
- 1:10:48things
- 1:10:49you
- 1:10:49can
- 1:10:49automate,
- 1:10:49but
- 1:10:49you
- 1:10:49can
- 1:10:50automate
- 1:10:50to
- 1:10:50make
- 1:10:50it
- 1:10:50better,
- 1:10:51right?
- 1:10:51Yeah.
- 1:10:52And
- 1:10:53so
- 1:10:53I
- 1:10:53think
- 1:10:53that's
- 1:10:53the
- 1:10:53key
- 1:10:53is
- 1:10:54putting
- 1:10:54thought
- 1:10:55into
- 1:10:55like,
- 1:10:55does
- 1:10:55this
- 1:10:55actually
- 1:10:56make
- 1:10:56the
- 1:10:56guest
- 1:10:56experience
- 1:10:57better
- 1:10:57or
- 1:10:57does
- 1:10:57it
- 1:10:58just
- 1:10:58make
- 1:10:58my
- 1:10:58life
- 1:10:59easier?
- 1:10:59It
- 1:10:59has
- 1:11:00to
- 1:11:00do
- 1:11:00both.
- 1:11:01Yeah.
- 1:11:01Well,
- 1:11:02I
- 1:11:02mean,
- 1:11:02Lila,
- 1:11:02think
- 1:11:03about
- 1:11:03it
- 1:11:03like
- 1:11:03our
- 1:11:04guests
- 1:11:04are
- 1:11:05evolving.
- 1:11:05They're
- 1:11:05very
- 1:11:06different
- 1:11:06today
- 1:11:06than
- 1:11:06they
- 1:11:07were
- 1:11:07five,
- 1:11:08ten
- 1:11:08years
- 1:11:08ago.
- 1:11:09Right.
- 1:11:09The
- 1:11:10world
- 1:11:10is
- 1:11:10evolving,
- 1:11:10expectations
- 1:11:11are
- 1:11:11evolving.
- 1:11:12And
- 1:11:12I
- 1:11:12think
- 1:11:13that
- 1:11:13it's
- 1:11:13important
- 1:11:13that
- 1:11:13we
- 1:11:14step
- 1:11:14back
- 1:11:14and
- 1:11:14say,
- 1:11:15well,
- 1:11:15what
- 1:11:15are
- 1:11:15we
- 1:11:15achieving
- 1:11:16by
- 1:11:16doing
- 1:11:16this
- 1:11:17and
- 1:11:18what's
- 1:11:18the
- 1:11:18impact
- 1:11:19and
- 1:11:19is
- 1:11:19there
- 1:11:19a
- 1:11:19different
- 1:11:20way
- 1:11:20that
- 1:11:20I
- 1:11:20could
- 1:11:20get
- 1:11:21that
- 1:11:21same
- 1:11:21result?
- 1:11:22And
- 1:11:22it's
- 1:11:23absolutely
- 1:11:24something
- 1:11:24we
- 1:11:24should
- 1:11:25be
- 1:11:25doing
- 1:11:25on
- 1:11:25a
- 1:11:25regular
- 1:11:26basis
- 1:11:26of
- 1:11:27trying
- 1:11:27new
- 1:11:28things.
- 1:11:28Doing
- 1:11:28it
- 1:11:28different,
- 1:11:29right?
- 1:11:29You
- 1:11:29got
- 1:11:29to
- 1:11:30take
- 1:11:30swings
- 1:11:30and
- 1:11:30you're
- 1:11:31not
- 1:11:31going
- 1:11:31to
- 1:11:31hit
- 1:11:31on
- 1:11:31every
- 1:11:31one
- 1:11:32of
- 1:11:32them.
- 1:11:33But
- 1:11:33if
- 1:11:33we
- 1:11:33just
- 1:11:34do
- 1:11:34the
- 1:11:34same
- 1:11:34thing
- 1:11:34that
- 1:11:35we've
- 1:11:35always
- 1:11:35done,
- 1:11:36we're
- 1:11:36going
- 1:11:36to
- 1:11:36get
- 1:11:36the
- 1:11:37same
- 1:11:37results.
- 1:11:38So
- 1:11:39I
- 1:11:39think
- 1:11:40it
- 1:11:40is
- 1:11:41important
- 1:11:41to
- 1:11:41reevaluate
- 1:11:42on
- 1:11:42a
- 1:11:42regular
- 1:11:43basis.
- 1:11:43What
- 1:11:43are
- 1:11:43the
- 1:11:43things
- 1:11:43that
- 1:11:44we're
- 1:11:44doing?
- 1:11:44What's
- 1:11:44having
- 1:11:45a
- 1:11:45big
- 1:11:45impact?
- 1:11:46Is
- 1:11:46that
- 1:11:46the
- 1:11:47right
- 1:11:47way
- 1:11:47to
- 1:11:47do
- 1:11:47it?
- 1:11:47Do
- 1:11:48we
- 1:11:48continue
- 1:11:48it?
- 1:11:48Do
- 1:11:48we
- 1:11:49expand
- 1:11:49on
- 1:11:49it?
- 1:11:50What
- 1:11:50are
- 1:11:50the
- 1:11:50things
- 1:11:50that
- 1:11:50we
- 1:11:51are
- 1:11:51doing?
- 1:11:51Because
- 1:11:51we've
- 1:11:52always
- 1:11:52done
- 1:11:52them
- 1:11:52and
- 1:11:52maybe
- 1:11:53they're
- 1:11:53not
- 1:11:53actually
- 1:11:54driving
- 1:11:55value
- 1:11:55for
- 1:11:55us
- 1:11:56as
- 1:11:56owners,
- 1:11:57as
- 1:11:57operators,
- 1:11:58it's
- 1:11:58not
- 1:11:59driving
- 1:11:59value
- 1:11:59for
- 1:11:59our
- 1:12:00guests.
- 1:12:00And
- 1:12:01then
- 1:12:01rethink
- 1:12:01it
- 1:12:01and
- 1:12:02do
- 1:12:02it
- 1:12:02differently
- 1:12:03because
- 1:12:03I
- 1:12:04think,
- 1:12:04you
- 1:12:04know,
- 1:12:04I
- 1:12:05think
- 1:12:05part
- 1:12:05of
- 1:12:05your
- 1:12:05question
- 1:12:06and
- 1:12:07what
- 1:12:07you
- 1:12:07said
- 1:12:08made
- 1:12:08me
- 1:12:08believe
- 1:12:08that
- 1:12:08the
- 1:12:09reason
- 1:12:09you've
- 1:12:09lasted
- 1:12:11and
- 1:12:11you're
- 1:12:11in
- 1:12:11the
- 1:12:11position
- 1:12:12you're
- 1:12:12in
- 1:12:12now
- 1:12:12over
- 1:12:13some
- 1:12:13of
- 1:12:13the
- 1:12:13other
- 1:12:14operators
- 1:12:14and
- 1:12:14owners
- 1:12:15that
- 1:12:15you
- 1:12:15know
- 1:12:15that
- 1:12:15have
- 1:12:15burnt
- 1:12:16out
- 1:12:16is
- 1:12:16you
- 1:12:16have
- 1:12:17made
- 1:12:17that
- 1:12:17change,
- 1:12:18right?
- 1:12:18You
- 1:12:18realize
- 1:12:19that
- 1:12:19that
- 1:12:19was
- 1:12:20going
- 1:12:20to
- 1:12:20have
- 1:12:20an
- 1:12:21impact
- 1:12:21on
- 1:12:21you.
- 1:12:21So
- 1:12:22you've
- 1:12:22changed
- 1:12:22the
- 1:12:22way
- 1:12:22that
- 1:12:23you've
- 1:12:23done
- 1:12:23it
- 1:12:23and
- 1:12:24you
- 1:12:24found
- 1:12:24different
- 1:12:24ways
- 1:12:25that
- 1:12:25are
- 1:12:25maybe
- 1:12:26more
- 1:12:26scalable
- 1:12:26or
- 1:12:27more
- 1:12:27repeatable.
- 1:12:28And,
- 1:12:29you
- 1:12:29know,
- 1:12:29that's
- 1:12:29a.
- 1:12:29That's
- 1:12:30a
- 1:12:30never
- 1:12:30ending
- 1:12:31process.
- 1:12:32Well,
- 1:12:32what's
- 1:12:32funny
- 1:12:32too
- 1:12:33is
- 1:12:33when
- 1:12:33we
- 1:12:33bought
- 1:12:33our
- 1:12:34first
- 1:12:34campground,
- 1:12:34we
- 1:12:35had
- 1:12:35never
- 1:12:35camped
- 1:12:35a
- 1:12:35day
- 1:12:35in
- 1:12:36our
- 1:12:36lives.
- 1:12:36So
- 1:12:37I
- 1:12:37had
- 1:12:37a
- 1:12:37lot
- 1:12:37to
- 1:12:37learn.
- 1:12:38And
- 1:12:38walking
- 1:12:39the
- 1:12:39property
- 1:12:39and
- 1:12:39talking
- 1:12:40to
- 1:12:40real
- 1:12:40campers
- 1:12:42and
- 1:12:42eventually
- 1:12:42turning
- 1:12:43into
- 1:12:43a
- 1:12:43big
- 1:12:43camper
- 1:12:44myself
- 1:12:44was
- 1:12:44important.
- 1:12:45But
- 1:12:46those
- 1:12:46walks
- 1:12:46were
- 1:12:47really
- 1:12:47needed
- 1:12:47because
- 1:12:48they
- 1:12:48were
- 1:12:48educating
- 1:12:48me
- 1:12:49every
- 1:12:49step
- 1:12:49of
- 1:12:49the
- 1:12:49way.
- 1:12:50Anybody
- 1:12:50that's
- 1:12:50gotten
- 1:12:51into
- 1:12:51this
- 1:12:51business
- 1:12:51had
- 1:12:51a
- 1:12:52camp
- 1:12:52their
- 1:12:52whole
- 1:12:52lives,
- 1:12:52had
- 1:12:53a
- 1:12:53big
- 1:12:53leg
- 1:12:53up.
- 1:12:53Funny.
- 1:12:55You
- 1:12:55know,
- 1:12:55my
- 1:12:55first
- 1:12:56week
- 1:12:56at
- 1:12:56a
- 1:12:56teachy,
- 1:12:57this
- 1:12:57is
- 1:12:57a
- 1:12:57fifth
- 1:12:57wheel.
- 1:12:58This
- 1:12:58is
- 1:12:58a
- 1:12:58travel
- 1:12:58trailer.
- 1:13:00Little
- 1:13:01scary
- 1:13:01there,
- 1:13:01but
- 1:13:01I
- 1:13:01don't
- 1:13:02ever
- 1:13:02mind
- 1:13:02a
- 1:13:02new
- 1:13:02adventure,
- 1:13:03so.
- 1:13:04But
- 1:13:04yeah,
- 1:13:04no.
- 1:13:05And
- 1:13:05then
- 1:13:05technology
- 1:13:06as
- 1:13:07we
- 1:13:07know
- 1:13:07it
- 1:13:07now
- 1:13:07just
- 1:13:07didn't
- 1:13:08exist
- 1:13:08then.
- 1:13:08I
- 1:13:08didn't
- 1:13:08have
- 1:13:09the
- 1:13:09ability
- 1:13:09to
- 1:13:09text
- 1:13:10the
- 1:13:10guests
- 1:13:10and
- 1:13:10say,
- 1:13:11hey,
- 1:13:11how
- 1:13:11are
- 1:13:11we
- 1:13:11doing?
- 1:13:12And
- 1:13:12we
- 1:13:12knew
- 1:13:13we
- 1:13:13needed
- 1:13:13to
- 1:13:13make
- 1:13:13a
- 1:13:13lot
- 1:13:13of
- 1:13:14changes.
- 1:13:14Cozy
- 1:13:14was
- 1:13:15a
- 1:13:15turnaround
- 1:13:15operation.
- 1:13:16So
- 1:13:16letting
- 1:13:17people
- 1:13:17know,
- 1:13:17yeah,
- 1:13:17we
- 1:13:17know.
- 1:13:19Not
- 1:13:19that
- 1:13:19we
- 1:13:19know
- 1:13:19what
- 1:13:20to
- 1:13:20do,
- 1:13:20but
- 1:13:20we
- 1:13:20are
- 1:13:21listening
- 1:13:21to
- 1:13:21you
- 1:13:21so
- 1:13:22we
- 1:13:22will
- 1:13:22know
- 1:13:23what
- 1:13:23changes
- 1:13:23need
- 1:13:24to
- 1:13:24happen
- 1:13:25and
- 1:13:25address
- 1:13:26those
- 1:13:26changes.
- 1:13:27Those
- 1:13:27were.
- 1:13:28That
- 1:13:28was
- 1:13:28very
- 1:13:28preemptive
- 1:13:29to
- 1:13:29Brian's
- 1:13:30point
- 1:13:31to
- 1:13:31get
- 1:13:31those
- 1:13:31bad
- 1:13:32reviews
- 1:13:32straight
- 1:13:33to
- 1:13:33my
- 1:13:33ears
- 1:13:34and
- 1:13:34not
- 1:13:35on
- 1:13:35the
- 1:13:35Internet
- 1:13:36because
- 1:13:36the
- 1:13:37sites
- 1:13:37and
- 1:13:37the
- 1:13:38facility
- 1:13:38needed
- 1:13:39some
- 1:13:39tlc.
- 1:13:41All
- 1:13:41right,
- 1:13:41I've
- 1:13:41got
- 1:13:41to
- 1:13:42be
- 1:13:42the
- 1:13:42bad
- 1:13:42guy
- 1:13:42here
- 1:13:42because
- 1:13:43I
- 1:13:43would
- 1:13:43love
- 1:13:43to
- 1:13:43continue
- 1:13:43this
- 1:13:44conversation,
- 1:13:44but
- 1:13:44at
- 1:13:44least
- 1:13:45just
- 1:13:45told
- 1:13:45me
- 1:13:45somebody
- 1:13:45booked
- 1:13:45an
- 1:13:46appointment
- 1:13:46with
- 1:13:46me
- 1:13:46in
- 1:13:46a
- 1:13:47minute
- 1:13:47and
- 1:13:47a
- 1:13:47half
- 1:13:47and
- 1:13:47I
- 1:13:47have
- 1:13:47to
- 1:13:48go
- 1:13:48to
- 1:13:48another
- 1:13:48meeting.
- 1:13:49So
- 1:13:50thank
- 1:13:50you
- 1:13:50guys
- 1:13:51all
- 1:13:51for
- 1:13:51joining
- 1:13:51us.
- 1:13:51It's
- 1:13:51a
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- 1:13:52discussion.
- 1:13:52Obviously,
- 1:13:52if
- 1:13:53you're
- 1:13:53interested
- 1:13:53in
- 1:13:53the
- 1:13:53guest
- 1:13:54experience
- 1:13:54and
- 1:13:54the
- 1:13:54things
- 1:13:54that
- 1:13:55we've
- 1:13:55been
- 1:13:55talking
- 1:13:55about
- 1:13:55in
- 1:13:55the
- 1:13:55show,
- 1:13:56we'll
- 1:13:56have
- 1:13:56different
- 1:13:57individual
- 1:13:57campground
- 1:13:58owners
- 1:13:58like
- 1:13:58Brittany
- 1:13:59and
- 1:13:59Lelah
- 1:13:59on
- 1:14:00here
- 1:14:00every
- 1:14:00week,
- 1:14:01but
- 1:14:01we'll
- 1:14:01have
- 1:14:01our
- 1:14:01panel
- 1:14:02of
- 1:14:02recurring
- 1:14:02guests
- 1:14:03here.
- 1:14:03Joe
- 1:14:04from
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- 1:14:05Casey
- 1:14:05from
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- 1:14:06Kevin
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- 1:14:08Scott
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- 1:14:10from
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- 1:14:12Stoltenberg.
- 1:14:13He's
- 1:14:13supposed
- 1:14:13to
- 1:14:13be
- 1:14:13here
- 1:14:13too,
- 1:14:13but
- 1:14:13it's
- 1:14:14the
- 1:14:14holidays.
- 1:14:15Does
- 1:14:15architecture
- 1:14:15for
- 1:14:16Clockwork
- 1:14:16as
- 1:14:16well.
- 1:14:17But
- 1:14:17thank
- 1:14:18you
- 1:14:18guys
- 1:14:18for
- 1:14:18joining
- 1:14:18us.
- 1:14:18Another
- 1:14:19episode
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- 1:14:22looking
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- 1:14:24and
- 1:14:24seeing
- 1:14:25if
- 1:14:25we
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- 1:14:25dive
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- 1:14:25into
- 1:14:26this
- 1:14:26guest
- 1:14:26experience
- 1:14:26and
- 1:14:27have
- 1:14:27some
- 1:14:27of
- 1:14:27these
- 1:14:27conversations
- 1:14:28that
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- 1:14:28truly
- 1:14:29help
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- 1:14:32to
- 1:14:32their
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